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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An area's original inhabitants






2. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






4. The number of births per year for every 1000 people






5. Goods produced for sale






6. Also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments






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






8. Belief in multiple Gods






9. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






12. An area of land surrounded by water






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






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






15. A group or chain of islands






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






17. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer






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






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






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






21. A center where cultures developed from which ideas and traditions spread outward






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The effect of a natural hazard like a flood & tornado & hurricane & volcanic eruption earthquake & landslide & or tsunami which leads to financial & environmental & or human losses






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






30. The height of a location above sea level






31. A ruling house or continuing family of rulers & especially in China






32. The average number of years an individual can be expected to live given current conditions






33. Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






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






35. Native to a place






36. A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development






37. Self-rule






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






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






40. The watery areas of the earth & including ocean & lakes & rivers & and other bodies of water






41. A ban on trade






42. A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions & beliefs & and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha






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






44. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






45. Process of converting into vapor






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






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






48. Love for or devotion to one's country






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






50. An overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land