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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






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






3. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Belief in one God






11. Goods produced for sale






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






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






14. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






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






17. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






18. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






19. Process of converting into vapor






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






21. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






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






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. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






25. The study of Earth's physical features






26. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






28. The force of bringing group members closer together






29. Tourism based on concern for the environment






30. (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






31. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






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






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






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






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






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






37. A business that employs workers in their homes






38. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






39. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






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






41. 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






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






43. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






44. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






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






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






47. 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






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






49. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






50. A business that employs workers in their homes







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