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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






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






4. A sociological group that does not make up a politically dominate voting majority of the total population of a given society






5. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






7. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






8. Selling and buying on the internet






9. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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






12. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation






13. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






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






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






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






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






19. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






20. Level of income and education






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






22. Use: the act of using






23. Level of income and education






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






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






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






27. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






28. The movement of people from rural areas into cities






29. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






30. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






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






32. A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development






33. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






34. Trade among multiple countries around the world






35. Belief in one God






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






37. 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






38. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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






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






42. The movement of people into one country from another






43. (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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






49. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






50. Native to a place







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