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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






2. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






3. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






4. Tourism based on concern for the environment






5. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






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






7. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






8. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






10. Process of converting into vapor






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






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






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






14. Belief in multiple Gods






15. The height of a location above sea level






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






17. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






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






19. Location in relation to other places






20. Goods produced for sale






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






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






23. (OPEC) a collective of countries founded in 1960 that choose to collaborate in order to manage the exportation of their crude oil to the rest of the world






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






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






26. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






27. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






28. Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind & flowing water & or glaciers






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






30. 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






31. Powered by a steam engine






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






33. Native to a place






34. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






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






36. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






37. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






38. A large and densely populated urban area






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






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






41. Selling and buying on the internet






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






43. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






44. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






46. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






47. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map & indicating their relative positions and elevations






48. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






49. Selling and buying on the internet






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