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50 Cards in this Set

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review

to look into, examine

flourish

to develop in a successful way

coherent

clear and easy to understand

significant

important

components

one of several parts of which something is made

inseparable

not able to be separated

influenced

to have an effect on or power on

extent

the length, area, size or importance of something

characteristics

quality of someone or something

strenuous

needing or using a lot of effort or energy

fertile

here, used about land or soil that plants grow well in

scarce

hard to find

comparison

the act of finding out the differences and similarities between two or more people or things.

sufficient

enough

measure

here , capacity , a unit of measurement

impact

here, have a strong effect on someone or something

gathering

here, search for a particular food or foods, often in the wild

plains

an area of flat land on earth

flora and fauna

all plant and animal life on earth

livelihood

means of basic necessities of man

settlements

a place where people live in group

plentiful

in great quantity

degradation

to reduce

drought

a long period of time without any rainfall

invasions

to use force to enter a place

deserted

empty place without any human or animal life

instances

examples

islands

a place of land surrounded by water

contiguous

where borders of land touch each other

referred

to be directed to someone or something

course

here, the route or direction followed by

impenetrable

impossible to pass through or enter

subcontinent

a large area of land that is a part of a continent

commodity

a useful or a valuable thing which can be bought and sold

exported

send goods or products to another country for sale

basins

the area of land from which all the water flows into a particular river

tributaries

a fresh water stream that joins into big river

emerged

to appear

tapers off

to become gradually narrow at one end

bound

covered by

peninsula

a piece of land covered by sea on three sides

mountain ranges

mountain or hills arranged in a line

coastal region

the area connecting sea and land

decline

decrease or reduce

interaction

communication

sea ports

a place at sea where ships station

diminish

become less

manuscript

a book written by hand

mention

to refer

expanse

the distance to which something can be extended