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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






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






3. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






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






7. 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






8. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






9. A group or chain of islands






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






18. A ban on trade






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






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






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






22. 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






23. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






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






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






26. Selling and buying on the internet






27. The statistical characteristics of a population






28. A group or chain of islands






29. Migration FROM a location






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






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






32. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






33. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






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






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






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






38. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






39. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






40. Location in relation to other places






41. Belief in one God






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






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






44. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






46. An area of land surrounded by water






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






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






49. A computer system that stores & organizes & analyzes & and displays geographic data






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