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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






2. A ban on trade






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






4. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






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






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






8. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






9. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






10. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country






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






12. The force of bringing group members closer together






13. (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






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






15. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






18. Tourism based on concern for the environment






19. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






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






23. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






24. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






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






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






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






28. Selling and buying on the internet






29. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






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






31. The height of a location above sea level






32. Level of income and education






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






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






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






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






37. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






38. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






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






40. Migration FROM a location






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






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






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






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 large and densely populated urban area






46. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






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






48. Factors that induce people to leave residences






49. Love for or devotion to one's country






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