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World Geography

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






2. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






6. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






7. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






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






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






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






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






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






13. The part of the Earth where life exists






14. 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






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






16. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






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






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






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






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






21. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






22. A large and densely populated urban area






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






24. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






25. Factors that induce people to leave residences






26. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






36. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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






38. The statistical characteristics of a population






39. Process of converting into vapor






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






41. A group or chain of islands






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






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






44. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






45. The height of a location above sea level






46. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






47. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






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






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






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