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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






2. Powered by a steam engine






3. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






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






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






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






7. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






10. Powered by a steam engine






11. The statistical characteristics of a population






12. Outlying communities around a city






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






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






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






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






17. Technological and economical growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area






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






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






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






21. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






22. Level of income and education






23. An economic system based on free enterprise & in which businesses are privately owned & and production and prices are determined by supply and demand






24. One of the oldest monotheistic religions; it is a religion & philosophy and way of life for the Jewish people. Belief in God as the written and oral Torah






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






26. 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






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






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






29. A place united by a specific characteristics






30. Goods produced for sale






31. The movement of people into one country from another






32. The part of the Earth where life exists






33. 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






34. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






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






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






37. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






38. Outlying communities around a city






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






40. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






42. A group or chain of islands






43. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






46. A tax on imports or exports






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






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






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






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