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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






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






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






4. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






7. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






9. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






10. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






19. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






20. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






21. A free trade agreement between the United States & Costa Rica & El Salvador & Guatemala & Honduras & Nicaragua & and later the Dominican Republic in 2004






22. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






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






24. Self-rule






25. A ban on trade






26. Goods produced for sale






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






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






29. Belief in multiple Gods






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






31. Powered by a steam engine






32. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






33. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






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






35. The height of a location above sea level






36. Use: the act of using






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






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






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






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






41. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






42. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






44. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






46. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






49. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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