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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. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






2. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






4. Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there






5. A ban on trade






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






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






8. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






10. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






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






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






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






16. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






17. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






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






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. Migration FROM a location






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






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






23. Belief in multiple Gods






24. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






25. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






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






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






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






29. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






32. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






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






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






36. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






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






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






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






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






42. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






43. An area's original inhabitants






44. The height of a location above sea level






45. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






46. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






47. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






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






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