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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






2. Location in relation to other places






3. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






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






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






6. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






7. Location in relation to other places






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






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






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






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






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






13. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






14. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






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






17. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






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






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






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






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






22. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






23. The height of a location above sea level






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






25. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






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






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






30. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






31. 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






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






33. Powered by a steam engine






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






35. Migration FROM a location






36. Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind & flowing water & or glaciers






37. A line that forms the boundary of an ara: a perimeter - the other most part or region within a precise boundary






38. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






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






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






42. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






43. Outlying communities around a city






44. An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land






45. Native to a place






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






47. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






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






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






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