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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






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






3. 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






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






5. Self-rule






6. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






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






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






9. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






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






11. The belief that there is no God






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






13. The belief that there is no God






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






15. One of the oldest monotheistic religions; it is a religion & philosophy and way of life for the Jewish people. Belief in God as the written and oral Torah






16. Factors that induce people to leave residences






17. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






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






19. The study of Earth's physical features






20. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






21. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






22. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






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






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






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






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






27. The movement of people into one country from another






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






29. 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






30. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






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






32. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






35. All the plants or plant life of a place & taken as a whole






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






37. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






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






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






40. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






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






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






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






45. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






46. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






47. Belief in multiple Gods






48. A tax on imports or exports






49. A group or chain of islands






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