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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






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






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






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






6. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






8. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






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






10. Under communism & a large & state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz






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






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






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






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






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






16. The force of bringing group members closer together






17. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






18. Of or relating to the nucleus of an atom






19. An area's original inhabitants






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






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






22. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






23. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






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






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






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






28. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






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






31. A system of ideas and ideals & esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political policy; the ideas and manner of thinking of a group social class & or individual






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






33. A business that employs workers in their homes






34. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






35. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






37. Belief in one God






38. A political system where the state & usually under the control of a single political person






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






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






41. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






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






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






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






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






47. Powered by a steam engine






48. Outlying communities around a city






49. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






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