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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






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






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






4. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






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






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






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






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






10. Powered by a steam engine






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






12. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






14. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






15. Location in relation to other places






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






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






18. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






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






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






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






22. The movement of people into one country from another






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






24. 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






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






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






27. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






30. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply






31. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






34. Location in relation to other places






35. 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






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






37. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






38. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






40. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






41. (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






42. An economic system based on free enterprise & in which businesses are privately owned & and production and prices are determined by supply and demand






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






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






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






46. Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population






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






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






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






50. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture