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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






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






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






5. Level of income and education






6. An area of land surrounded by water






7. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






8. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






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






12. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






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






14. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






15. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






17. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






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






19. Self-rule






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






21. (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






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






23. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people






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






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






26. The movement of people into one country from another






27. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






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






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






30. Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there






31. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






32. Goods produced for sale






33. Migration FROM a location






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






35. Level of income and education






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






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






38. The belief that there is no God






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






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






41. Love for or devotion to one's country






42. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






43. A group or chain of islands






44. Process of converting into vapor






45. Pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries






46. Large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it & such as India






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






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






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






50. (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