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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country






2. Trade among multiple countries around the world






3. The height of a location above sea level






4. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






5. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






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






7. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






9. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






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






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






12. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






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






14. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






15. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






18. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






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






20. Native to a place






21. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






22. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






24. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






25. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






26. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






27. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






28. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






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






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






31. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






32. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






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






34. 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






35. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






36. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






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






38. Level of income and education






39. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






40. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






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






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






43. The movement of people into one country from another






44. 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






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






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






47. A group or chain of islands






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






49. Process of converting into vapor






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