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






3. Powered by a steam engine






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






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






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






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






8. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






9. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






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






12. The belief that there is no God






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






14. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






15. An imaginary line on the earth's surface equidistant from the North and South Pole which divides the earth into hemispheres






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






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






18. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






20. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






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






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






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






24. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






26. The height of a location above sea level






27. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






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






29. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






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






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






32. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






33. A large and densely populated urban area






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






35. The study of Earth's physical features






36. Of the same or similar kind or nature






37. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






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






39. Trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada & the United States & and Mexico






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






41. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






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






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






44. An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land






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






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






47. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






48. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






49. Location in relation to other places






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