Basic Geography A

Question 1

Absolute location

Answer 1

exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude

Question 2

Aerial photograph

Answer 2

photographic image of Earth’s surface taken from the air

Question 3

Agriculture

Answer 3

the raising of plants and animals

Question 4

Altitude

Answer 4

height above sea level

Question 5

Arable land

Answer 5

land that can be used for farming

Question 6

Archaeology

Answer 6

scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence

Question 7

Archipelago

Answer 7

group of islands

Question 8

Arid climate

Answer 8

very dry desert climate

Question 9

Atmosphere

Answer 9

thick layer of gases or air

Question 10

Axis

Answer 10

imaginary line running through Earth between the North and South Pole

Question 11

Abolish

Answer 11

To put an end to

Question 12

Aborigines

Answer 12

The original inhabitants of Australia

Question 13

absolutism

Answer 13

Centralized and unlimited government power

Question 14

Acid rain

Answer 14

Rain, snow, or mist that is acidic

Question 15

African national Congress

Answer 15

South African organization that worked for black civil rights

Question 16

African Union

Answer 16

Organization formed in 2002 to promote unity among African states and to foster development and end poverty

Question 17

AIDS

Answer 17

Often deadly disease that attacks the immune system and is caused by the HIV virus

Question 18

Akin

Answer 18

Traditional storyteller Kyrgyzstan

Question 19

Alawite

Answer 19

The person who follows a form of Islam similar to Shia Islam

Question 20

Altitude

Answer 20

Height above sea level

Question 21

Antarctic Treaty

Answer 21

Agreement signed by 12 countries in 1959 that preserves Antarctica for peaceful and scientific use

Question 22

Anthropology

Answer 22

The study of humankind in all aspects especially development and culture

Question 23

Anti-Semitism

Answer 23

Discrimination against Jews

Question 24

Apartheid

Answer 24

Official South African government policy of keeping white and black south Africans apart

Question 25

Aqueduct

Answer 25

Channel that moves water over a long distance

Question 26

Aquifer

Answer 26

An underground layer where water collects

Question 27

Architect

Answer 27

Person who designs buildings

Question 28

Architecture

Answer 28

The design and construction of buildings

Question 29

Armenian genocide

Answer 29

The killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 to 1918

Question 30

Artifact

Answer 30

Objects made by human being

Question 31

ASEAN

Answer 31

Association of South East Asian Nations, an organization working to promote growth and social progress in southeast Asia

Question 32

Assimilation

Answer 32

Process by which one group takes on traits of another

Question 33

Ataturk

Answer 33

Name taken by Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, meaning “Father of the Turks”

Question 34

Atlantic slave trade

Answer 34

Process by which Europeans brought enslaved Africans to the Americas

Question 35

Atoll

Answer 35

A ring shaped Island enclosed by a body of water

Question 36

Authoritarian

Answer 36

A government in which all powers held by single person or small group

Question 37

Autocracy

Answer 37

Government controlled by one person who has not won a free election

Question 38

Autonomy

Answer 38

Self rule

Question 39

Ayatollah

Answer 39

Title for high-ranking Shia Muslim leaders in Iran