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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Under communism & a large & state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz






2. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






3. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






4. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people






5. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






6. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






7. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






8. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






9. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






10. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






11. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






12. A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it






13. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






14. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






15. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






16. The height of a location above sea level






17. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






18. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






19. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






20. An area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business






21. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






22. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






23. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






24. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials






25. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






26. A free trade agreement between the United States & Costa Rica & El Salvador & Guatemala & Honduras & Nicaragua & and later the Dominican Republic in 2004






27. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






28. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






29. Goods produced for sale






30. System of government in which a small group holds power






31. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






32. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






33. Something or a company that involves more than one country






34. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






35. An economic system based on free enterprise & in which businesses are privately owned & and production and prices are determined by supply and demand






36. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






37. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






38. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






39. Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation






40. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






41. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






42. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






43. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






44. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






45. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






46. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






47. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






48. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






49. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






50. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation