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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






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






3. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






4. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






5. Goods produced for sale






6. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






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






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






10. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






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






12. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






13. An area of land surrounded by water






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






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






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






17. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






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






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






20. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






23. A place united by a specific characteristics






24. One of the oldest monotheistic religions; it is a religion & philosophy and way of life for the Jewish people. Belief in God as the written and oral Torah






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






26. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






27. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






28. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






29. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






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






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






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






33. Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind & flowing water & or glaciers






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






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






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






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






38. Belief in multiple Gods






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






40. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






41. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






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






43. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






44. Of the same or similar kind or nature






45. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






46. The belief that there is no God






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






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






49. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






50. A 'super-city' that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.