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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






2. Process of converting into vapor






3. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






4. A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it






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. Self-rule






7. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






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






9. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






10. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The height of a location above sea level






18. Factors that induce people to leave residences






19. Something or a company that involves more than one country






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






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






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






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






24. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






25. Migration FROM a location






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






27. The part of the Earth where life exists






28. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






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






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






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






33. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






34. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






35. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






36. A group or chain of islands






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






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






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






45. Belief in multiple Gods






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






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






48. 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






49. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






50. Self-rule