masculine words? feminine words?

Who are French here?
Could you teach me those noun words below in which are masculine or feminine? Why French noun words are differentiated as masculine and feminine? Are there any principle here? How does French define a word should be masculine or feminine? For example, when the first aircraft (avion) flew, how did French define that a masculine or feminine should be?

moto
photo
velo
bureau
stylo
chapeau
tableau
image
gare
magacin
jardin
mache
catine
chauffeur
facteur
medecin
ingenieur
professeur
heure
tisseur

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[edit on 7-7-2007 by emile]