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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






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






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






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






5. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






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






7. The study of Earth's physical features






8. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






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






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






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






12. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






13. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






14. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






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






16. Level of income and education






17. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






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






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






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






22. Migration FROM a location






23. An area's original inhabitants






24. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters






25. (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






26. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






27. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






29. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






31. A place united by a specific characteristics






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






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






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






35. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






36. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






37. Belief in one God






38. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






39. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






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






41. A ban on trade






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






43. A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites & tracking stations & and receivers






44. An area of land surrounded by water






45. The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian






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






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






48. A factor of production that is not wanted for itself & but for its ability to help in producing other goods






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






50. The force of bringing group members closer together