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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population






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






3. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






5. Belief in one God






6. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






7. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Native to a place






16. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






17. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






18. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






19. Powered by a steam engine






20. A computer system that stores & organizes & analyzes & and displays geographic data






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






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






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






24. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials






25. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






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






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






29. (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






30. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






31. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






32. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






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






34. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






37. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






38. 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






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






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






41. Use: the act of using






42. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






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






45. 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






46. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






47. The belief that there is no God






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






49. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






50. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual