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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






3. In 19th Century Russia & a government program that required everyone in the empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian






4. The degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community






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






6. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






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






8. Self-rule






9. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






10. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






18. A 'super-city' that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.






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






20. A natural resource which cannot be produced & grown & generated & or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate






21. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






23. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






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






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






26. A tax on imports or exports






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






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






29. (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






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






31. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






32. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






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






34. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






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






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






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






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






39. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






40. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






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






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






43. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






44. Process of converting into vapor






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






46. 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






47. A tax on imports or exports






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






49. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






50. Goods produced for sale