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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it






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. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






4. Belief in multiple Gods






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






6. A tax on imports or exports






7. A business that employs workers in their homes






8. Level of income and education






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. An area of land surrounded by water






19. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






21. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






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






25. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






26. Process of converting into vapor






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






28. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






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






30. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






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






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






33. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






40. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






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






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






43. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






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






45. Belief in one God






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






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






48. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






49. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






50. Of the same or similar kind or nature