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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






2. A large and densely populated urban area






3. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






4. Pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries






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






6. Self-rule






7. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






8. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






10. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






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






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






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






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






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






16. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






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






19. A frequent windless area near the Equator






20. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






22. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






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






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






27. One of the oldest monotheistic religions; it is a religion & philosophy and way of life for the Jewish people. Belief in God as the written and oral Torah






28. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






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






32. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






33. Outlying communities around a city






34. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






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






36. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






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






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






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






40. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






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






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






43. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






47. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






48. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






50. A line that forms the boundary of an ara: a perimeter - the other most part or region within a precise boundary







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