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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






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






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






4. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






5. Belief in multiple Gods






6. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






7. A tax on imports or exports






8. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






9. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






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






12. Tourism based on concern for the environment






13. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






14. Location in relation to other places






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






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






17. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






19. 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






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






21. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






22. An area of land surrounded by water






23. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






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






25. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






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






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






28. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






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






30. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






32. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






33. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






34. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






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






36. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






46. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






47. The movement of people into one country from another






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






49. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






50. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment