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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






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






3. 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






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






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






6. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






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






10. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






12. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






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






14. The movement of people into one country from another






15. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






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






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






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






19. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






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






21. Location in relation to other places






22. A free trade agreement between the United States & Costa Rica & El Salvador & Guatemala & Honduras & Nicaragua & and later the Dominican Republic in 2004






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






24. (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






25. A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it






26. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






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






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






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






31. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






33. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






34. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






35. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






36. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






37. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






41. Use: the act of using






42. The study of Earth's physical features






43. A large and densely populated urban area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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