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World Geography

Subject : geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An area of land surrounded by water






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






3. 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






4. A tax on imports or exports






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






6. The health & happiness & and fortunes of a person or group






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






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






9. The movement of people into one country from another






10. Tourism based on concern for the environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Belief in one God






19. An area's original inhabitants






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






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






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






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






24. Communications over a distance by cable & telegraph & telephone & or broadcasting






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






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






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






28. The part of the Earth where life exists






29. 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






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






31. The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants in a world of limited resources






32. Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time






33. An intergovernmental military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party






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






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






36. A business that employs workers in their homes






37. Native to a place






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






39. Facing away from the direction from which the wind is blowing






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






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






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






43. One of seven large landmasses on the Earth






44. When one country needs a resource or luxury item & and another country ahs it & the countries may establish a trading network






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






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






47. One who flees his or her home for safety






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






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






50. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings forests & and crops & and kills wildlife