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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






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






3. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






4. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






6. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






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






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






9. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






10. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






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






13. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






15. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






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






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






18. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






19. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






21. 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






22. Facing toward the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






25. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






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






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






28. 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






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






30. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






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






34. Native to a place






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






36. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






37. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






38. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






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






42. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






43. Process of converting into vapor






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






45. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






47. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






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






49. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






50. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex