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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. 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






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






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






4. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






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






6. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature






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






8. The movement of people into one country from another






9. Belief in multiple Gods






10. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






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






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






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






14. Powered by a steam engine






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






16. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






18. Outlying communities around a city






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






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






21. Use: the act of using






22. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






25. A ban on trade






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






27. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Something or a company that involves more than one country






33. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






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






35. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






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






37. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






38. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






40. A large and densely populated urban area






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






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






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






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






45. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature






46. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






47. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






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






49. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth






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