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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






2. The growing similarity between national cultures & including the beliefs & values & aspirations & and the preferences of consumers






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






4. A frequent windless area near the Equator






5. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






6. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope






7. Level of income and education






8. Native to a place






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






10. A large and densely populated urban area






11. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






28. Love for or devotion to one's country






29. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






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






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






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






33. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






34. A system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; existss in only a few parts of the world






35. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






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






37. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






38. Goods produced for sale






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






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






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






42. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






43. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






44. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






47. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






49. A crack or break in the earth's crust






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