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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






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






3. Used in farming to cultivate sloped land - decreases erosion and surface run-off






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






5. 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






6. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






8. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






10. An international organization of countries set up in 1945 in succession to the League of Nations & to promote international peace






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






12. The statistical characteristics of a population






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






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






15. The second largest religion and the belief of Allah & which is articulated in the Qur'an was brought by the Prophet Muhammad






16. Level of income and education






17. Location in relation to other places






18. Native to a place






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






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






21. An area's original inhabitants






22. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






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






24. 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






25. Level of income and education






26. 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






27. Migration FROM a location






28. A frequent windless area near the Equator






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






30. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat & thereby warming the earth






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






32. The part of the Earth where life exists






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






34. The production of crops for sale & crops intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets






35. Belief in multiple Gods






36. A war between organized groups within the same nation-state & or republic






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






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






39. Goods produced for sale






40. Large landmass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it & such as India






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






42. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






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






44. The height of a location above sea level






45. A large and densely populated urban area






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






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






48. Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue; laws






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






50. Use: the act of using