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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






2. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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






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






5. 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






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






7. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






8. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






9. 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






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






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






12. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






13. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






14. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






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






17. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






27. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






30. Selling and buying on the internet






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






32. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






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






34. An area of land surrounded by water






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






36. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






37. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






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






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






40. (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






41. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






42. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






43. A ban on trade






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






45. Selling and buying on the internet






46. The second largest religion and the belief of Allah & which is articulated in the Qur'an was brought by the Prophet Muhammad






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






48. The height of a location above sea level






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






50. The height of a location above sea level