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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tourism based on concern for the environment






2. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






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






4. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






5. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






6. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






7. Belief in multiple Gods






8. Level of income and education






9. A group or chain of islands






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






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






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






13. The statistical characteristics of a population






14. 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






15. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






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






17. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






20. The belief that there is no God






21. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






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






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






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






25. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






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






28. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






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






32. Goods produced for sale






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






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






35. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






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






37. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






38. A ban on trade






39. Pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries






40. Moisture that falls to the earth as rain & hail & sleet & or snow






41. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






42. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






43. The variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region or in the world as a whole






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






45. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






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






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






48. 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






49. The result of the restriction of a culture from the outside cultural influences






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