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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Self-rule






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






11. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






12. The height of a location above sea level






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






14. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






15. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






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






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






18. (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






19. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






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






21. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






22. The belief that there is no God






23. Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule






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






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






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






27. Support (an organization or activity) financially






28. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






30. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






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






32. A ban on trade






33. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Use: the act of using






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






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






43. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






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






45. A group or chain of islands






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






47. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






48. The ownership and management of companies & factories & etc...for the activity of providing goods and services for financial gain






49. Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population






50. A 'super-city' that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.