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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






2. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






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






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






5. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






6. An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand






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






8. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






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






12. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






14. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






15. The portion of the economy concerned with transportation & communications & and utilities






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






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






18. The height of a location above sea level






19. 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






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






21. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






22. Belief in multiple Gods






23. Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth






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






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






26. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






27. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






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






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






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






31. A computer system that stores & organizes & analyzes & and displays geographic data






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






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






34. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






36. A tax on imports or exports






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






38. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






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






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






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






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






43. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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






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






47. A localized & violently destructive windstorm occurring over land & and characterized by a long & funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris






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






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






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