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Glossary of Terms (as used in the lessons) I is for . . . |
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| imagination | The formation of a mental image of something that is neither perceived as real nor present to the senses. |
| immigrant | A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another. |
| import | To bring in or carry in from an outside source, to bring in goods from a foreign country for sale of trade. |
| importation | The act or business of importing. |
| in bulk | Method of buying and selling products that are not packaged. |
| income | Money earned in exchange for working or selling goods or property. |
| incubation | The development of a fertile poultry egg within a shell. |
| incubator | A termperature-controlled enclosure for hatching eggs artificially. |
| Industrial Revolution | The complex of radical socioeconomic changes, such as the ones that took place in England in the late 18th century, that are brought about when extensive mechanization of production systems results in a shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large-scale factory production. |
| infestation | Inhabiting or overrunning in numbers large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious. |
| ingredient | Something that is an element in a mixture or compound. |
| inorganic | Not arising in normal growth; artificial. Not made of plant or animal materials. |
| insect | Any number of small invertebrate animals having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs, a segmented body with three major divisions and usually two pairs of wings. |
| Integrated Pest Magement (IPM) | Ecological approach to pest management, incorporating all available techniques in a plan to manage the pest in such a manner that economic damage is reduced and adverse side effects are minimized. |
| interest | The price or rate of premium per unit of time paid by the borrower for use of what is borrowed. |
| invertebrate | An animal that has no backbone or spinal column. |
| iron | A metallic element essential to healthy blood and available to humans through consumption of such foods as red meat, spinach, beets, whole wheat and raisins. |
| irrigation | The application of water to soil for the purpose of increasing plant production. |
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