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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The value of goods and services created within a country in a year






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






10. One of the oldest monotheistic religions; it is a religion & philosophy and way of life for the Jewish people. Belief in God as the written and oral Torah






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






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






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






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






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






16. The pattern of population in a country & a continent & or the world






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






18. The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write






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






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






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






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






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






24. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






25. Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive






26. A union consisting of 53 African States whose objectives are to: Accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent - Promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples - Achieve p






27. A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god






28. Native to a place






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






30. Belief in one God






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






32. A business that employs workers in their homes






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






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






35. The belief that there is no God






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






37. 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






38. The basic urban necessities like streets and utilities






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






40. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people






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






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






43. 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






44. Nearness in space & time & or relationship






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






46. 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






47. Resources that have an unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans






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






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






50. Political philosophy in which the government owns the means of production