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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map & indicating their relative positions and elevations






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






3. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






5. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






7. A tax on imports or exports






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






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






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






11. The belief that there is no God






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






13. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






15. Powered by a steam engine






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






17. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






18. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






19. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






20. The movement of people into one country from another






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






22. A tax on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






31. 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






32. A place united by a specific characteristics






33. Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation






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






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






36. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






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






38. The force of bringing group members closer together






39. Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there






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






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






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






43. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






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






45. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






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






47. A group or chain of islands






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






49. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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