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World Geography

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






2. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






3. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






4. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






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






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






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






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






9. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






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






11. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






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






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






14. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






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






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






17. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






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






19. A frequent windless area near the Equator






20. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






21. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






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






23. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






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






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






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






27. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






29. Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there






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






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






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






33. Large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it & such as India






34. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






36. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






37. An area's original inhabitants






38. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






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






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






42. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






44. A group or chain of islands






45. Factors that induce people to leave residences






46. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






47. (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






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






49. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






50. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen