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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






2. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






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






4. Support (an organization or activity) financially






5. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






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






16. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






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






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






19. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






20. 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






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






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






23. Native to a place






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






25. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






26. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Belief in multiple Gods






34. A line that forms the boundary of an ara: a perimeter - the other most part or region within a precise boundary






35. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






38. Belief in one God






39. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






40. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






41. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






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






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






44. The force of bringing group members closer together






45. A ban on trade






46. The belief that there is no God






47. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






48. Trade among multiple countries around the world






49. Self-rule






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