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World Geography

Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (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






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. Trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada & the United States & and Mexico






4. A tax on imports or exports






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






6. The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing & transforming & and assembling raw materials






7. Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority






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






9. The frequent repetition of an act; to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act






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






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






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






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






14. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






15. A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex






16. The ownership and management of companies & factories & etc...for the activity of providing goods and services for financial gain






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






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






19. The meridian designated as 0 longitude






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






21. Dry area found on the leeward side of a mountain range






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






23. 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






24. A periodic reversal of the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region






25. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction






26. The arrangement of something across Earth's surface






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






28. Narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas






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






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






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






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






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






34. A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority






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






36. A region defined by a common characteristic & such as production of a product






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






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






39. The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart






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






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






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






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






50. The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for proift with minimal government regulation