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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The deliberate and systematic destruction & in whole or in part & of an ethnic & racial & religious & or national group






2. A large and densely populated urban area






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






4. A layer of gases that surrounds the earth






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






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






7. A system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide






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






9. Of the same or similar kind or nature






10. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of Earth






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






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






13. The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface & generally through agriculture & mining & fishing & or forestry






14. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






15. Used of organisms (especillay of different species) living together ut not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each






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






17. Self-rule






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






19. Society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production






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






21. Process of converting into vapor






22. The areas where the climate changes by altitude






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






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






25. In Asia & seasonal winds that brings warm & moist air from the oceans in summer and cold & dry air from inland in winter






26. Native to a place






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






28. 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






29. Surface land areas of the earth's crust & including continents and ocean basins






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






31. An area of land surrounded by water






32. Use: the act of using






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






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






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






36. Form of government without a monarch in which people elect their officials






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






38. Level of income and education






39. A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment & the plague kills about 2/3 infected humans within 4 days






40. The study of Earth's physical features






41. Outlying communities around a city






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






43. Regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean






44. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






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






47. The renewal or improvement of an already existing technology






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






49. A tax on imports or exports






50. Belief in one God