Basic Geography B

Question 1

Baath Party

Answer 1

Iraqi political party formed after Iraq won independence from Britain

Question 2

Benin

Answer 2

city in present-day southwestern Nigeria that was a powerful empire from around 1300 to the 1800’s

Question 3

Berbers

Answer 3

indigenous people of western North Africa

Question 4

Berlin Wall

Answer 4

a wall built by the East German government in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin: the wall came to symbolize Cold War divisions

Question 5

bias

Answer 5

unfair preference for or dislike of something

Question 6

biodiversity

Answer 6

variety of living things in a region or ecosystem

Question 7

biofuel

Answer 7

fuel from organic material

Question 8

birth rate

Answer 8

number of live births per 1,000 people in a year

Question 9

Boers

Answer 9

Dutch, French, and other European farmers in colonial South Africa

Question 10

Bollywood

Answer 10

Indian film industry

Question 11

Bolsheviks

Answer 11

Russian political group that called for worker control

Question 12

bond

Answer 12

certificate issued by a company or government promising to pay back borrowed money with interest

Question 13

Book of the Dead

Answer 13

ancient Egyptian collection of prayers and other writings meant to help the dead find their way during the afterlife

Question 14

Brain drain

Answer 14

situation when large numbers of educated people migrate out of a country

Question 15

Buddism

Answer 15

religion that developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Budda

Question 16

budget

Answer 16

plan that shows income and expenses over a period of time

Question 17

bureaucracy

Answer 17

set of hired government officials