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World Geography

Subject : geography
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1. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






3. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






4. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






5. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






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






14. Trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada & the United States & and Mexico






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






16. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






27. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






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






29. Belief in multiple Gods






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






31. Trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada & the United States & and Mexico






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






33. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






34. Support (an organization or activity) financially






35. Level of income and education






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






37. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






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






41. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






42. Selling and buying on the internet






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






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






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






46. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






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






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






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