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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






2. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






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






4. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






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






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






15. Outlying communities around a city






16. Love for or devotion to one's country






17. Migration FROM a location






18. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






20. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






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






22. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






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






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






25. The ownership and management of companies & factories & etc...for the activity of providing goods and services for financial gain






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






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






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






29. Belief in multiple Gods






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






31. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






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






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






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






44. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






45. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






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






47. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






48. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






49. The belief that there is no God






50. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act