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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A ban on trade






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






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






4. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply






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






6. The belief that there is no God






7. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






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






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






10. Tourism based on concern for the environment






11. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






12. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






13. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






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






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






16. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






18. A 'super-city' that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.






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






20. An area's original inhabitants






21. Belief in multiple Gods






22. Migration FROM a location






23. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






24. A ban on trade






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






26. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






29. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






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






31. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






32. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






36. (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






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






38. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






39. The part of the Earth where life exists






40. 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






41. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






43. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






45. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






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






47. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






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






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






50. Selling and buying on the internet