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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






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






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






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






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






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






7. A group or chain of islands






8. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






10. The belief that there is no God






11. 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






12. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






14. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






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






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






17. (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






18. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






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






20. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






22. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






23. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






25. A tax on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






30. The ownership and management of companies & factories & etc...for the activity of providing goods and services for financial gain






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






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






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






34. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






43. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






44. Goods produced for sale






45. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials






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






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






48. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






50. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region