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World Geography

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






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






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






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






5. The height of a location above sea level






6. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






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






9. Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule






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






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






12. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






14. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






15. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






16. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






17. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






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






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






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






21. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






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






23. Selling and buying on the internet






24. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






26. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






27. Belief in multiple Gods






28. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






29. The study of Earth's physical features






30. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






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






32. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






34. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






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






36. 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






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






38. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






39. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






41. An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land






42. Belief in one God






43. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






46. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






48. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






49. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






50. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments