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






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






4. 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






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






6. An economic system based on free enterprise & in which businesses are privately owned & and production and prices are determined by supply and demand






7. 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






8. Level of income and education






9. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






11. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






13. The study of Earth's physical features






14. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






15. A group or chain of islands






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






17. 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






18. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






20. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






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






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






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






24. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






25. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






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






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






28. Outlying communities around a city






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






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






31. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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






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






34. Process of converting into vapor






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






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






37. Location in relation to other places






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






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






40. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






42. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country






43. A group or chain of islands






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






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






46. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






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






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






50. An area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business