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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






2. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






3. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






4. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






5. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






6. Use: the act of using






7. The movement of people into one country from another






8. 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






9. Self-rule






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






11. The study of Earth's physical features






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






13. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






14. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






15. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply






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






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






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






19. Native to a place






20. Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population






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






22. 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






23. Outlying communities around a city






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






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






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






27. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






28. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






29. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply






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






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






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






33. Powered by a steam engine






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






35. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






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






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






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






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






40. A frequent windless area near the Equator






41. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






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






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






44. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






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






46. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






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






48. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






49. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






50. A tax on imports or exports