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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






2. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






4. Belief in multiple Gods






5. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






6. An area of land surrounded by water






7. Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production






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






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






10. One of the oldest monotheistic religions; it is a religion & philosophy and way of life for the Jewish people. Belief in God as the written and oral Torah






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






12. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






16. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






17. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






19. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






20. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






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






22. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






23. Migration FROM a location






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






25. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






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






29. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






31. Belief in one God






32. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






33. A group or chain of islands






34. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






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






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






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






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






40. Location in relation to other places






41. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






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






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






44. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






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






46. Use: the act of using






47. 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






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






49. Location in relation to other places






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