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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






3. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






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






5. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






6. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






8. Self-rule






9. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






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






11. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






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






13. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






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






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






16. The belief that there is no God






17. The movement of people into one country from another






18. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






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






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






22. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






24. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






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






26. Under communism & a large & state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz






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






28. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






29. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






31. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






34. A business that employs workers in their homes






35. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






37. 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






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






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






40. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






42. The belief that there is no God






43. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






44. 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






45. A business that employs workers in their homes






46. Process of converting into vapor






47. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






48. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






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






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