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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






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






3. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






4. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






7. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






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






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






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






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






12. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






13. An area's original inhabitants






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






15. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






16. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






17. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






18. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






19. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






21. Migration FROM a location






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






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






24. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






26. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






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






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






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






30. Selling and buying on the internet






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






32. A place united by a specific characteristics






33. The movement of people into one country from another






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






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






36. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






37. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






40. Self-rule






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






42. A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it






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






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






45. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map & indicating their relative positions and elevations






46. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






47. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






48. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






50. 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