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Prairies
Smooth, treeless, green plain of central and north america.

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Reef
Jutting of rock or shingle or sand at just above or below sea level.

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Savanna
Land covered with natural grass.

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Sidereal day
Time taken by the earth to rotate once round its axis.

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Snow line
Altitudinal line along which the area remains snow clad.

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Spring tides
Higher tides in the ocean caused by the sun and the moon together. When the sun, the earth and the moon are positioned in a straight line.

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Neap tides
Tides caused by the differences of the forces exerted by the moon and the sun when both are at right angles to each other.

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Tornado
A brisk and violent storm generally having rotator motion.

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Tundras
Peripheral area of arctic ocean.

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Tycoon
Violent hurricane in china sea.

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Weather satellite
Artificial satellite designed to forecast weather.

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Westerlies
Constant winds blowing from south-west in the northern hemisphere and north-west in south hemisphere.

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Arbitration
Referring dispute to disinterested party called arbitrator for decision, which will be binding.

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Annuity
Payment of a fixed amount periodically for a limited time. It is an investment on which the owner receives not only interest on his money but also return of his capital.

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Balance of trade
The difference between the value of imports and exports. It is favourable when the value of exported goods exceeds the value of imported goods. If it is reverse balance is unfavourable.

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Balance sheet
Statements of accounts, generally os a business house prepared at the end of a year, showing debits and credits under broad heads, in order to find out the profit and loss positions in the outgoing year.

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Barter
Exchange of commodity with other commodities without the interface of any form of currency.

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Bond
Document by which a government, a company or a person agrees to pay a sum of money in a certain time.

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Budget
Annual estimate of expenditure and revenue of a country or a subordinate authority like a corporation.

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Bill of exchange
Written order by a drawer to pay sum on given date ot named payee.

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