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World Geography

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






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






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






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






5. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






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






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






10. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






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






12. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






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






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






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






16. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






17. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






19. Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule






20. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






21. A ban on trade






22. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






24. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






25. Something or a company that involves more than one country






26. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






28. Migration FROM a location






29. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






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






39. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






40. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






41. The statistical characteristics of a population






42. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






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






44. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






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






46. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






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






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






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