Spring Semester 2023 Vocab Review

What is the term for 'an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall'?

• rainforest

• desert

• tundra

• savanna

What is the term for 'Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.'?

• colonialism

• federalism

• isolationism

• nationalism

What is the term for 'the source or upper parts of a river'?

• headwaters

• delta

• tributary

• estuary

What is the term for 'the ancient southern hemisphere's super continent that rifted apart to form two continents'?

• gondwana

• pangaea

• laurasia

• eurasia

What is the term for 'a ruler who does whatever he likes, disregarding the people'?

• despot

• democrat

• philanthropist

• reformer

What is the term for 'a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership and opposes religion'?

• communism

• capitalism

• monarchy

• fascism

What is the term for 'A Spanish conqueror of the Americas'?

• conquistador

• viceroy

• missionary

• caballero

What is the term for 'Belief that God does not exist'?

• atheism

• theism

• agnosticism

• pantheism

What is the term for 'a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material.'?

• thatch

• shingle

• tile

• slate

What is the term for 'surrounded by land; cut off from the sea'?

• landlocked

• peninsular

• island

• coastal