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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






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






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






4. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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






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






7. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






9. An organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods & services & and workers can move freely among member countries






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






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






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






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






14. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






17. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






20. An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for it






21. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Powered by a steam engine






29. 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






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






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






32. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






40. Something or a company that involves more than one country






41. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map & indicating their relative positions and elevations






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






43. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people






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






45. An area's original inhabitants






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






47. Used in farming to cultivate sloped land - decreases erosion and surface run-off






48. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






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






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