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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






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






3. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






4. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






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






7. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






8. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






9. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






10. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






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






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






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






14. Love for or devotion to one's country






15. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






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






17. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






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






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






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






21. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






22. Support (an organization or activity) financially






23. Belief in multiple Gods






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






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






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






27. The force of bringing group members closer together






28. Process of converting into vapor






29. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






32. An area of land surrounded by water






33. 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






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






35. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






36. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






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






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






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






40. Use: the act of using






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






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






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






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






45. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






46. A ban on trade






47. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






49. An area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business






50. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people







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