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World Geography

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






2. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






3. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






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






5. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






6. Location in relation to other places






7. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






9. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






10. A crack or break in the earth's crust






11. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






12. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






13. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






14. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






16. A computer system that stores & organizes & analyzes & and displays geographic data






17. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






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






19. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






20. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






21. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






22. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






23. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






24. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






25. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






26. The height of a location above sea level






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






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






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






30. 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






31. (OPEC) a collective of countries founded in 1960 that choose to collaborate in order to manage the exportation of their crude oil to the rest of the world






32. A frequent windless area near the Equator






33. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






34. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






35. Self-rule






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






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






38. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






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






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






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






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






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






44. The study of Earth's physical features






45. Trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada & the United States & and Mexico






46. Support (an organization or activity) financially






47. The statistical characteristics of a population






48. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






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






50. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers