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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






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






3. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






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






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






6. Level of income and education






7. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






8. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






11. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






12. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






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






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






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






18. Belief in multiple Gods






19. Love for or devotion to one's country






20. Pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries






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






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






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






24. The height of a location above sea level






25. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






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






27. A business that employs workers in their homes






28. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






29. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






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






31. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






32. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






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






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






35. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






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






37. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






38. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






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






40. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






42. An area's original inhabitants






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






44. Powered by a steam engine






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






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






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






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






49. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






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