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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






2. A crack or break in the earth's crust






3. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






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






5. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






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






7. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






9. 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






10. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






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






12. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






13. The study of Earth's physical features






14. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






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






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






18. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






19. Native to a place






20. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






21. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials






22. Belief in one God






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






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






25. 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






26. Native to a place






27. 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






28. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






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






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






31. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






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






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






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






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






36. The movement of people into one country from another






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






38. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






39. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






40. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






41. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






42. Outlying communities around a city






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






44. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






46. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






47. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






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






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