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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






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






7. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






9. Use: the act of using






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Selling and buying on the internet






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






21. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






22. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






24. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






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






26. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






27. 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






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






29. The height of a location above sea level






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






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






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






33. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






35. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






36. A crack or break in the earth's crust






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






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






39. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A place united by a specific characteristics






48. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






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






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