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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The belief that there is no God






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






3. Of the same or similar kind or nature






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






5. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






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






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






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






9. Belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation






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






11. An area of land surrounded by water






12. Location in relation to other places






13. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






14. A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants & animals & and soil organisms






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






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






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






18. Belief in multiple Gods






19. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






21. Half of a sphere or globe & as in the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres






22. Belief in one God






23. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






24. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






25. Location in relation to other places






26. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






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






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






31. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






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






33. (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






34. Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western culture






35. Goods produced for sale






36. The statistical characteristics of a population






37. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves






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






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






40. Self-rule






41. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






43. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






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






45. 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






46. Factors that induce people to leave residences






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






48. A large and densely populated urban area






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






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