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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






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






4. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The movement of people into one country from another






10. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






14. Level of income and education






15. The force of bringing group members closer together






16. A group or chain of islands






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






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






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






25. Something or a company that involves more than one country






26. Native to a place






27. Level of income and education






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






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






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






31. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






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






35. Love for or devotion to one's country






36. Migration FROM a location






37. 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






38. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






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






40. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






41. The height of a location above sea level






42. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






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






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






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






46. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






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






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






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






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