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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






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






4. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






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






6. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






7. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






9. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






10. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






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






19. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






20. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






21. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






22. The height of a location above sea level






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






24. An area's original inhabitants






25. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






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






27. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






28. Outlying communities around a city






29. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






31. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






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






33. Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population






34. The belief that there is no God






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






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






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






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






39. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






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






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






42. A ban on trade






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






44. The second largest religion and the belief of Allah & which is articulated in the Qur'an was brought by the Prophet Muhammad






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






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






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






48. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






50. Migration FROM a location