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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming






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






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






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






5. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






6. The part of the Earth where life exists






7. An economic system based on free enterprise & in which businesses are privately owned & and production and prices are determined by supply and demand






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






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






10. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






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






12. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






13. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






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






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






17. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






18. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






19. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






21. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






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






23. 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






24. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






25. 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






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






27. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






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






31. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






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






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






34. Something or a company that involves more than one country






35. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






36. An area of land surrounded by water






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






38. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






39. Belief in one God






40. The belief that there is no God






41. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






44. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






45. Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation






46. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






47. Something or a company that involves more than one country






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






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






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