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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of machines & tools & and labor to produce goods for use or sale






2. Location in relation to other places






3. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






4. Self-rule






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






12. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






13. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






14. The belief that there is no God






15. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






16. The study of Earth's physical features






17. A large and densely populated urban area






18. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






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






20. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






21. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






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






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






24. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






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






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






27. System of government in which a small group holds power






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






35. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Migration FROM a location






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