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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






2. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






5. Transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry






6. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






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






8. Use: the act of using






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






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






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






12. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






13. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






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






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






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






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






19. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






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






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






22. A crack or break in the earth's crust






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






31. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






32. Belief in one God






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






34. Outlying communities around a city






35. 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






36. A frequent windless area near the Equator






37. A ban on trade






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






39. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






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






41. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






42. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






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






45. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






46. Goods produced for sale






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






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






49. A large and densely populated urban area






50. Powered by a steam engine