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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






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






3. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






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






5. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






6. The study of Earth's physical features






7. Outlying communities around a city






8. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






9. (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






10. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






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






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






13. A place united by a specific characteristics






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. Belief in multiple Gods






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






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






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






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






20. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






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






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






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






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






25. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






26. An area of land surrounded by water






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






28. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






29. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






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






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






33. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply






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






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






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






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






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






39. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






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






41. Belief in one God






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






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






44. The statistical characteristics of a population






45. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






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






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






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






49. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






50. The areas where the climate changes by altitude