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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there






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






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






4. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Any system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens






15. The demarcation line that separates countries from each other or states or provinces within each country






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






17. Location in relation to other places






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






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






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






21. A ban on trade






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






23. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






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






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






26. Self-rule






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






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






29. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






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






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






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






34. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






35. A group or chain of islands






36. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






37. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






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






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






40. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






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






42. System of government in which a small group holds power






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. The force of bringing group members closer together






49. The height of a location above sea level






50. A large & powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters