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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






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






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






4. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






5. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






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






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






8. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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






11. 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






12. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






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






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






15. 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






16. Use: the act of using






17. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






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






19. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






20. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






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






22. Selling and buying on the internet






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Outlying communities around a city






33. 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






34. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






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






36. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






37. Use: the act of using






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






39. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






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






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






42. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






45. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






46. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply






47. Used in farming to cultivate sloped land - decreases erosion and surface run-off






48. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






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






50. Tourism based on concern for the environment