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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule






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






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






4. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people






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






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






7. Of the same or similar kind or nature






8. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






10. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






11. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






12. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






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






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






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






17. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






20. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map & indicating their relative positions and elevations






21. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






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






23. Process of converting into vapor






24. Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind & flowing water & or glaciers






25. (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






26. Selling and buying on the internet






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






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






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






30. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






31. System of government in which a small group holds power






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






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






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






35. Location in relation to other places






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






37. A large and densely populated urban area






38. Location in relation to other places






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






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






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






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






43. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






45. Factors that induce people to leave residences






46. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






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







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