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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






3. 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






4. The sector of the economy that consists intellectual activities such as government & culture & libraries & scientific research & education






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






6. 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






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






8. A socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world whose economies have not yet reached First World status but have outpaced their developing counterparts






9. A bend in layers or rock & sometimes caused by plate movement






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






11. A crack or break in the earth's crust






12. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






13. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






14. Japanese term used for a huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake






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






16. A widespread exchange of animals & plants & culture & human populations & diseases & and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere






17. The exact position of a place on the earth's surface






18. Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth






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






20. Goods produced for sale






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






22. Trade among multiple countries around the world






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






24. The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups






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






26. All phenomena that are not artificial; happen in nature






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






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






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






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






31. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients & leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen






32. Pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another






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






34. A monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15gh century by Guru Nanak






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






36. 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






37. The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment






38. The relation between politics and territory and compromises the art and practice of analyzing & proscribing & forecasting & and using political power over a given territory






39. Outlying communities around a city






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






41. An autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual






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






43. Selling and buying on the internet






44. The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1000 live births in a society






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






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






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






48. A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government






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






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