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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






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






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






4. A tax on imports or exports






5. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






6. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






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






8. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






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






11. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






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






13. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






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






15. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






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






18. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






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






20. Self-rule






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






22. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






23. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






24. An area of land surrounded by water






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






26. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






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






28. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






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






37. The statistical characteristics of a population






38. Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production






39. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






40. 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






41. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






44. (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






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






46. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






49. 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






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