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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






2. (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






3. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






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






5. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






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






7. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






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






9. Powered by a steam engine






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






11. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






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






13. Goods produced for sale






14. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






15. The height of a location above sea level






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






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






18. A ban on trade






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






20. The second largest religion and the belief of Allah & which is articulated in the Qur'an was brought by the Prophet Muhammad






21. The second largest religion and the belief of Allah & which is articulated in the Qur'an was brought by the Prophet Muhammad






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






23. Belief in one God






24. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






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






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






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






28. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






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






30. Process of converting into vapor






31. Love for or devotion to one's country






32. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






34. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






35. Use: the act of using






36. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






37. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






38. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






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






40. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






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






42. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






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






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






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






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






48. A tax on imports or exports






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






50. Business that provides a service instead of making goods