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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A crack or break in the earth's crust






2. An area of land surrounded by water






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






4. The belief that there is no God






5. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






6. A line that forms the boundary of an ara: a perimeter - the other most part or region within a precise boundary






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






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






9. A tax on imports or exports






10. The height of a location above sea level






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






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






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






14. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






15. 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






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






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






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






19. A computer system that stores & organizes & analyzes & and displays geographic data






20. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






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






23. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






24. An international body that oversees trade agreements and settles trade disputes among countries






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






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






27. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






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






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






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






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






32. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






35. Tourism based on concern for the environment






36. A form of government in which all political power is passed down to an individual






37. Goods produced for sale






38. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth






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






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






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






42. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






43. A tax on imports or exports






44. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






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






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






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






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






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