Basic Geography I Flashcards
Iberian Peninsula
Spain and Portugal
Ice age
Time of lower temperatures when much of the land was covered with snow and ice
Iceberg
Large floating mass of ice
Ice sheet
Large mass compressed ice
Icon
Image of important Christian figures, such as Jesus Christ, his mother, Mary, or various saints and biblical events
Illiterate
Not able to read and write
illumination
Art of decorating books with elaborate designs and sometimes with pictures in gold, silver, and bright colors
Immigrate
To migrate into a place
Imperialism
Process of creating an empire by taking over other areas
Import
Good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country
Incentive
Factor that encourages people to behave a certain way
Indian subcontinent
Land to the south of the Himalayas
Indigenous
Native to a region
Industrialization
Growth of machine power production and manufacturing
Industrial revolution
A time in which new technologies transformed manufacturing and changed society forever
Infant mortality rate
Number of infant deaths per 1000 births
Inflation
General increase in prices
Infrastructure
Body of public works, such as roads, bridges, and hospitals that a country needs to support a modern economy
Innovative
Characterized by an ability to develop new ideas and products
Insurgency
Rebellion
Interdependent
Dependent on one another
Interest
Price paid for borrowing money
Interest group
Group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues
Intertropical convergence zone
Belt rising air near the equator
Intifada
Palestinian campaign of violent resistance against Israel control
Investing
Acts of using money in the hopes of making a future profit
Irrigate
To supply water to
Islamist
Belief that politics and society should follow Islamic teachings
Israeli settlements
Places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip where Israelis have settled
