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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






2. A frequent windless area near the Equator






3. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






4. A tax on imports or exports






5. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






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






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






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






9. (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






10. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






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






12. Migration FROM a location






13. Level of income and education






14. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






15. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






16. A place united by a specific characteristics






17. 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






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






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






20. Under communism & a large & state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz






21. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Native to a place






29. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






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






31. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






32. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






34. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






35. An area's original inhabitants






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






37. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






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






41. The movement of people into one country from another






42. Goods produced for sale






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






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






45. Native to a place






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






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






48. The movement of people into one country from another






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






50. Support (an organization or activity) financially