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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






2. Trade among multiple countries around the world






3. One who flees his or her home for safety






4. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






5. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






6. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






7. Goods produced for sale






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






9. Use: the act of using






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






11. The movement of people into one country from another






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






13. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






14. Self-rule






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






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






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






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






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






20. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






21. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






22. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






24. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






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






26. A business that employs workers in their homes






27. Outlying communities around a city






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






29. A tax on imports or exports






30. A group or chain of islands






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






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






33. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






37. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






38. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






39. Self-rule






40. Love for or devotion to one's country






41. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






42. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






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






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






46. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






47. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






48. 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






49. One who flees his or her home for safety






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