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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






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






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






4. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






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






6. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






7. The belief that there is no God






8. A large and densely populated urban area






9. Selling and buying on the internet






10. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






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






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






13. A ban on trade






14. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






15. Goods produced for sale






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Belief in multiple Gods






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






23. Migration FROM a location






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






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






26. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






27. Powered by a steam engine






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






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






30. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






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






32. The movement of people into one country from another






33. Native to a place






34. Powered by a steam engine






35. An area's original inhabitants






36. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






38. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






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






40. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A group or chain of islands






48. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






49. 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






50. 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