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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of Earth's physical features






2. Self-rule






3. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






4. An area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business






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






6. A tax on imports or exports






7. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






8. (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






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






10. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






11. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






12. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






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






14. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






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






16. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






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






18. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






21. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






22. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






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






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






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






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






27. The part of the Earth where life exists






28. Use: the act of using






29. The height of a location above sea level






30. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






31. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






32. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






35. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






37. Level of income and education






38. An area's original inhabitants






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






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






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






42. One who flees his or her home for safety






43. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






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






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






47. Process of converting into vapor






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






49. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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