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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible






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






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






4. Use: the act of using






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






6. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






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






8. Native to a place






9. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






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






12. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






14. Indicator of level of development for each country & constructed by United Nations & combining income & literacy & education & and life expectancy






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






16. The ownership and management of companies & factories & etc...for the activity of providing goods and services for financial gain






17. Support (an organization or activity) financially






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






19. The force of bringing group members closer together






20. A group of people whose members identify with each other & through a common heritage & often consisting of a common language & culture & shared religion & or an ideology






21. Location in relation to other places






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






23. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount






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






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






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






27. Obtain (goods or services) from an outside supplier & esp. in place of an internal source






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






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






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






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






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






33. The statistical characteristics of a population






34. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






35. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






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






37. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






38. Factors that induce people to move to a new location






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






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






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






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






43. Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs






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






45. Selling and buying on the internet






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






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






48. Belief in multiple Gods






49. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






50. A group or chain of islands