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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






2. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






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






4. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






6. Outlying communities around a city






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






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






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






10. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






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






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






15. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






16. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






17. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






18. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






19. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






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






21. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






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






23. The part of the Earth where life exists






24. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






27. Location in relation to other places






28. 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






29. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






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






31. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






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






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






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






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






36. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






38. 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






39. A place united by a specific characteristics






40. An economic system based on free enterprise & in which businesses are privately owned & and production and prices are determined by supply and demand






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






48. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






49. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






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