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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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






3. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






4. Selling and buying on the internet






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






6. Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule






7. Powered by a steam engine






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






9. The statistical characteristics of a population






10. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






11. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






14. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






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






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






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






18. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






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






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






21. Used in farming to cultivate sloped land - decreases erosion and surface run-off






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






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






24. Native to a place






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






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






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






28. (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






29. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






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






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






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






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






34. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






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






36. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






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






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






39. A tax on imports or exports






40. An area's original inhabitants






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






42. A tax on imports or exports






43. A group or chain of islands






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






45. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






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






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






49. 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






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