Basic Geography I

Question 1

Iberian Peninsula

Answer 1

Spain and Portugal

Question 2

Ice age

Answer 2

Time of lower temperatures when much of the land was covered with snow and ice

Question 3

Iceberg

Answer 3

Large floating mass of ice

Question 4

Ice sheet

Answer 4

Large mass compressed ice

Question 5

Icon

Answer 5

Image of important Christian figures, such as Jesus Christ, his mother, Mary, or various saints and biblical events

Question 6

Illiterate

Answer 6

Not able to read and write

Question 7

illumination

Answer 7

Art of decorating books with elaborate designs and sometimes with pictures in gold, silver, and bright colors

Question 8

Immigrate

Answer 8

To migrate into a place

Question 9

Imperialism

Answer 9

Process of creating an empire by taking over other areas

Question 10

Import

Answer 10

Good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country

Question 11

Incentive

Answer 11

Factor that encourages people to behave a certain way

Question 12

Indian subcontinent

Answer 12

Land to the south of the Himalayas

Question 13

Indigenous

Answer 13

Native to a region

Question 14

Industrialization

Answer 14

Growth of machine power production and manufacturing

Question 15

Industrial revolution

Answer 15

A time in which new technologies transformed manufacturing and changed society forever

Question 16

Infant mortality rate

Answer 16

Number of infant deaths per 1000 births

Question 17

Inflation

Answer 17

General increase in prices

Question 18

Infrastructure

Answer 18

Body of public works, such as roads, bridges, and hospitals that a country needs to support a modern economy

Question 19

Innovative

Answer 19

Characterized by an ability to develop new ideas and products

Question 20

Insurgency

Answer 20

Rebellion

Question 21

Interdependent

Answer 21

Dependent on one another

Question 22

Interest

Answer 22

Price paid for borrowing money

Question 23

Interest group

Answer 23

Group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues

Question 24

Intertropical convergence zone

Answer 24

Belt rising air near the equator

Question 25

Intifada

Answer 25

Palestinian campaign of violent resistance against Israel control

Question 26

Investing

Answer 26

Acts of using money in the hopes of making a future profit

Question 27

Irrigate

Answer 27

To supply water to

Question 28

Islamist

Answer 28

Belief that politics and society should follow Islamic teachings

Question 29

Israeli settlements

Answer 29

Places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip where Israelis have settled