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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






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






3. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






5. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






7. Location in relation to other places






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






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






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






11. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






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






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






15. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






16. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






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






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






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






20. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






21. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






22. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






24. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






25. (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






26. A tax on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






32. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






34. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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






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 use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






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






40. Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind & flowing water & or glaciers






41. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






42. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






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






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






45. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






46. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






47. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






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






49. The movement of people into one country from another






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