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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. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






3. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






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






5. Goods produced for sale






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






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






8. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






11. A group or chain of islands






12. A ban on trade






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






14. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






15. Outlying communities around a city






16. Belief in multiple Gods






17. Belief in one God






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






19. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






20. An area of land surrounded by water






21. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






22. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






23. An area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business






24. Migration FROM a location






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






26. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






27. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






29. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






31. A large and densely populated urban area






32. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






33. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






34. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






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






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






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






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






39. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






40. (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






41. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






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






43. An area's original inhabitants






44. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






45. Level of income and education






46. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






47. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






48. A tax on imports or exports






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






50. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean