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SE Asia Vocabulary

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Term	Definition
biodiversity	The variety of species in an ecosystem
bas-relief	a sculpture that is slightly raised from a flat background
monopoly	the complete control of the market for a service or product
land bridge	a strip of land connecting two landmasses
dynamic	continuously changing
bauxite	the raw material used to make aluminum
zoologist	a scientist who studies animals
landlocked	surrounded by land on all sides, with no direct access to a seacoast
wallaby	a marsupial animal that is smaller than a kangaroo
ecologist	a scientist who studies the relationships between living things and their environment
subsistence fishing	fishing for enough food to live on, not for profit
resistance	opposition
commerce	the business of trading goods and services
complex	a connected set of buildings
tsunami	A large, powerful ocean wave
dormant	inactive, referring to a volcano
typhoon	A dangerous tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds, known as a hurricane in the Western Hemisphere
colonialism	the practice of one country directly ruling and developing trade in a foreign territory for its own benefit
fossil	the preserved remains of ancient animals and plants
launch	to start

biodiversity	Definition: The variety of species in an ecosystem	1	0	false
bas-relief	Definition: a sculpture that is slightly raised from a flat background	2	0	false
monopoly	Definition: the complete control of the market for a service or product	3	0	false
connecting	a strip of land _____ two landmasses	4	1	true
dynamic	Definition: continuously changing	5	0	false
bauxite	Definition: the raw material used to make aluminum	6	0	false
zoologist	Definition: a scientist who studies animals	7	0	false
landlocked	Definition: surrounded by land on all sides, with no direct access to a seacoast	8	0	false
wallaby	Definition: a marsupial animal that is smaller than a kangaroo	9	0	false
ecologist	Definition: a scientist who studies the relationships between living things and their environment	10	0	false
subsistence fishing	Definition: fishing for enough food to live on, not for profit	11	0	false
opposition	Term: resistance	12	1	false
business	the _____ of trading goods and services	13	1	true
complex	Definition: a connected set of buildings	14	0	false
tsunami	Definition: A large, powerful ocean wave	15	0	false
dormant	Definition: inactive, referring to a volcano	16	0	false
typhoon	Definition: A dangerous tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds, known as a hurricane in the Western Hemisphere	17	0	false
colonialism	Definition: the practice of one country directly ruling and developing trade in a foreign territory for its own benefit	18	0	false
animals	the preserved remains of ancient _____ and plants	19	1	true
launch	Definition: to start	20	0	false