es•tu•ar•y
1.
The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by
the tides. 2. An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of
a river.
con•quest
1.
Something, such as territory, acquired by conquering.
col•o•ni•za•tion
1.
The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies.
di•verse
1.
Differing one from another. 2. Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities,
or elements ter•ri•to•ry 1. An area of land; a region.
ter•rain
1.
a. An area of land; ground. b. A particular geographic area; a region.
2. The surface features of an area of land; topography
bar•ren
1.
Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation. 2. A tract of unproductive
land, often with a scrubby growth of trees.
ar•id
1.
Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees
or woody plants.
sub•trop•i•cal
1.
Of, relating to, or being the geographic areas next to the Tropics.
(trop•i•cs
1. Hot and humid; torrid.)
in•dig•e•nous
1.
Originating and growing or living in an area or environment.
drought
1.
A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that badly affects
growing or living conditions.
re•sis•tance
1. A force that tends to go opposite.
im•port•ed
1.
To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods
or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
pop•u•la•tion
1.
A group of persons with a common culture.
me•trop•o•lis
1.
A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region.
e•con•o•my
1.
Careful, thrifty management of resources, such as money, materials, or
labor.
in•dus•try
1.
Commercial production and sale of goods. 2. A specific branch of manufacture
and trade.
com•mer•cial
1.
Of, relating to, or being goods, often unrefined, produced and distributed
in large quantities for use by industry. trade 2. The business of buying
and selling goods.
em•i•grant
1.
A person who has left or been driven from a homeland.
no•mad
1.
Having no fixed home; wandering from place to place.
las•so
1.
A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses
and cattle.
bo•la
1.
A rope with weights attached, used especially in South America to catch
cattle or game by entangling their legs.
min•strel
1.
A musician.
rev•o•lu•tion•ar•y
1.
Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution.
pub•lic
1.
Maintained for or used by the people or community. trans•por•ta•tion
1. The movement of something from one place to another.
cur•ren•cy
1.
Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange.
fed•er•al
1.
Of or relating to a governing or lawmaking body. re•pub•lic1. A political
order whose head of state is usually a president. 2. A political order
in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled
to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.
con•gress
1.
A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss
problems.
prov•ince
1.
Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center.
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