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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






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






3. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






4. Used in farming to cultivate sloped land - decreases erosion and surface run-off






5. A ban on trade






6. An area of land surrounded by water






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






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






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






10. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth






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






12. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






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






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






15. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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. Process of converting into vapor






18. Process of converting into vapor






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






26. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






27. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






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






29. Location in relation to other places






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






31. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






32. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






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






35. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






36. (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






37. Use: the act of using






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






39. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






40. Selling and buying on the internet






41. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






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






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






44. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






45. 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






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






47. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






48. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






50. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing