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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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






3. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






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






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






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






7. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials






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






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






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






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






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






13. Selling and buying on the internet






14. A line that forms the boundary of an ara: a perimeter - the other most part or region within a precise boundary






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






16. Large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it & such as India






17. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature






18. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






20. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






21. A ban on trade






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife






30. A region defined by popular feelings and images rater than by objective data






31. The state or quality of being connected or connective; the benefits of global connectivity






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






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






34. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






35. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






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






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






38. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






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






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






41. The study of Earth's physical features






42. The appreciation & acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures & applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place & usually at the organizational level






43. Support (an organization or activity) financially






44. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






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






47. A line that forms the boundary of an ara: a perimeter - the other most part or region within a precise boundary






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






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






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