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






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






4. Belief in one God






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






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






7. Outlying communities around a city






8. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






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






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






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






12. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






14. Level of income and education






15. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






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






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






18. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






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






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






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






24. Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind & flowing water & or glaciers






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






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






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






28. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






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






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






31. Belief in one God






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. Support (an organization or activity) financially






34. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






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






37. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






38. An area's original inhabitants






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






40. A business that employs workers in their homes






41. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






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






43. A large and densely populated urban area






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






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






46. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






47. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






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






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






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