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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






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






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






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






5. The movement of people into one country from another






6. The study of Earth's physical features






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






8. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






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






10. A place united by a specific characteristics






11. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






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






14. An area's original inhabitants






15. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






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






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






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






19. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






20. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






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






22. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






25. Use: the act of using






26. Trade among multiple countries around the world






27. Large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it & such as India






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






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






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






31. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






32. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






35. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






36. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






38. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






39. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country






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






41. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






42. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






43. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






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






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






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






49. Goods produced for sale






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