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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group or chain of islands






2. 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






3. 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






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






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






6. Powered by a steam engine






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






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






9. Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation






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






11. Goods produced for sale






12. Belief in multiple Gods






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






14. Of the same or similar kind or nature






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






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






22. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






23. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






24. 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






25. Location in relation to other places






26. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






27. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






29. Goods produced for sale






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






31. Location in relation to other places






32. Selling and buying on the internet






33. An imaginary line on the earth's surface equidistant from the North and South Pole which divides the earth into hemispheres






34. 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






35. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






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






37. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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






39. One who flees his or her home for safety






40. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






42. The part of the Earth where life exists






43. Tourism based on concern for the environment






44. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






45. The force of bringing group members closer together






46. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






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






48. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






49. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






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