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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






2. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






3. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






4. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






5. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






6. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






8. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






9. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






10. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






11. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






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






13. Use: the act of using






14. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






15. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






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






17. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






18. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






19. An imaginary line on the earth's surface equidistant from the North and South Pole which divides the earth into hemispheres






20. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






21. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






22. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






23. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






24. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






25. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






26. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






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






28. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






29. A business that employs workers in their homes






30. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






31. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






32. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






33. Location in relation to other places






34. Migration FROM a location






35. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature






36. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






37. Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production






38. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






39. A large and densely populated urban area






40. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






41. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






42. An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land






43. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






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






45. An area of land surrounded by water






46. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






47. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






48. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






49. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






50. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country