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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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






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






4. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






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






6. Goods produced for sale






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






8. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






9. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






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






11. 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






12. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






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






14. Selling and buying on the internet






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






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






17. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






18. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






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






22. A group or chain of islands






23. A business that employs workers in their homes






24. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






25. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






26. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






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






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






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






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






31. The height of a location above sea level






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






33. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






34. Migration FROM a location






35. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






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






37. An area of land surrounded by water






38. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






39. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






41. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






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






43. A crack or break in the earth's crust






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






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






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






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






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






49. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






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