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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. An area's original inhabitants






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






10. A place united by a specific characteristics






11. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






13. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






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






17. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






20. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






21. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






22. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






24. Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production






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






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






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






28. An area of land surrounded by water






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






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






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






32. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






33. Used in farming to cultivate sloped land - decreases erosion and surface run-off






34. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






35. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






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






37. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth






38. 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






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






40. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






42. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






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






44. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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






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






47. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






48. Trade among multiple countries around the world






49. 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






50. A frequent windless area near the Equator