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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land






2. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






3. Goods produced for sale






4. Process of converting into vapor






5. Belief in multiple Gods






6. Something or a company that involves more than one country






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






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






9. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






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






11. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






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






13. A business that employs workers in their homes






14. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






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






16. 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






17. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






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






20. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






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






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






25. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






26. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






27. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






28. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






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






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






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






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






33. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






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






35. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






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






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






38. A large and densely populated urban area






39. Of the same or similar kind or nature






40. Goods produced for sale






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






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






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






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






45. Factors that induce people to leave residences






46. The belief that there is no God






47. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






48. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






49. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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