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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






2. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






4. A tax on imports or exports






5. Belief in one God






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






7. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






9. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






10. 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






11. Use: the act of using






12. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






13. A large and densely populated urban area






14. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






15. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






17. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






18. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






19. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






20. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






21. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






22. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






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






24. Pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries






25. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






26. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






27. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






28. Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production






29. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






30. An area of land surrounded by water






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






32. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






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






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






35. Belief in multiple Gods






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






37. 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






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






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






40. A business that employs workers in their homes






41. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






42. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






43. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






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






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






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






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






48. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






49. Location in relation to other places






50. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom