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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






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






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






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






5. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






7. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






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






9. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






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






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






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






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






14. Of the same or similar kind or nature






15. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






16. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






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






18. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






19. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






20. An area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business






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






22. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






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






24. A frequent windless area near the Equator






25. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






26. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people






27. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The height of a location above sea level






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






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






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






40. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






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






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






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






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






45. The belief that there is no God






46. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






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






48. Outlying communities around a city






49. (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






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