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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






2. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






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






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






5. 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






6. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






7. Use: the act of using






8. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






9. Goods produced for sale






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






11. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






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






13. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






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






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. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






18. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






19. The belief that there is no God






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






21. System of government in which a small group holds power






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






23. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






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






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






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






27. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






28. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






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






30. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






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






32. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






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






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






36. Outlying communities around a city






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






38. A business that employs workers in their homes






39. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






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






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






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






43. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature






44. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Factors that induce people to leave residences