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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






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






3. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






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






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






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






8. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






9. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






10. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






11. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






12. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






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






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






17. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






20. The statistical characteristics of a population






21. 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






22. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map & indicating their relative positions and elevations






23. 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






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






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






26. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






27. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






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






29. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






30. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






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






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






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






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






35. The force of bringing group members closer together






36. Belief in one God






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






38. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






40. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






41. Trade among multiple countries around the world






42. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






44. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






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






46. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






47. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






48. Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule






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






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