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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. (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






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






3. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






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






6. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






8. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






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






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






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






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






13. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






14. A group or chain of islands






15. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






17. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






18. An area's original inhabitants






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






20. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






21. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






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






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






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






25. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






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






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






29. Powered by a steam engine






30. An area of land surrounded by water






31. A large and densely populated urban area






32. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






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






35. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






36. A crack or break in the earth's crust






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






45. The height of a location above sea level






46. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






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






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






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






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