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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






2. 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






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






4. An area of land surrounded by water






5. 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






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






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






8. Selling and buying on the internet






9. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






10. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue






11. Tribal community or large group of people related to one another






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






13. Weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time






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






15. Business that provides a service instead of making goods






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






17. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






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






19. The study of Earth's physical features






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






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






22. A frequent windless area near the Equator






23. (OPEC) a collective of countries founded in 1960 that choose to collaborate in order to manage the exportation of their crude oil to the rest of the world






24. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






25. The force of bringing group members closer together






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






27. A large and densely populated urban area






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






29. Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure & consisting of dense & hot rock






30. The distribution of ideas & products & culture & technology & innovation & languages and so on across space to other people






31. An area's original inhabitants






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






33. A 'super-city' that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington D.C.






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






35. An arc drawn on a map between the North and South Poles






36. Belief in one God






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






38. The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator






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






40. Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government






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






42. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






43. The way the settlement is arranged and its physical appearance of the settlement






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






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






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






47. Fieldwork that involves conducting research in the community by distributing questionnaires & taking photographs & recording observations & interviewing citizens & and collecting samples. Primary sources of information






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






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






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