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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Location in relation to other places






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






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






4. 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






5. Native to a place






6. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






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






8. Taking photos of the ground from an elevated position on a plane or satellite






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






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






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






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






13. An area's original inhabitants






14. The height of a location above sea level






15. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






18. Goods produced for sale






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






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






21. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






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






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






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






26. Belief in multiple Gods






27. Trade among multiple countries around the world






28. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






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






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






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






32. The 3rd largest religion with 1 billion believers & found primarily in South Asia and includes the belief in Karma & Dharma & and Reincarnation






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






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






35. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






48. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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