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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






2. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






3. Native to a place






4. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






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






6. 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






7. Use: the act of using






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Support (an organization or activity) financially






16. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






17. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






19. Trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada & the United States & and Mexico






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






21. 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






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






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






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 movement of people from rural areas into cities






26. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






27. Under communism & a large & state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz






28. An area's original inhabitants






29. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






30. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






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






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






35. Goods produced for sale






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






37. Selling and buying on the internet






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






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






40. The height of a location above sea level






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The height of a location above sea level






49. Love for or devotion to one's country






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