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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. Selling and buying on the internet






2. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






3. Self-rule






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






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






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






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






8. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






9. 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






10. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






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






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






14. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






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






16. A ban on trade






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






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






19. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






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






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






22. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






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






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






25. Love for or devotion to one's country






26. The movement of people into one country from another






27. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






28. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






30. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






31. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






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






34. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






35. System of government in which a small group holds power






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






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






38. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






39. A place united by a specific characteristics






40. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






41. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






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






43. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






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






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






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






48. A large and densely populated urban area






49. Self-rule






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