The Explorers, p. 177 - 224

Question 1

the Rio Negro

Answer 1

Located in S. America, the Rio Negro is the largest left tributary of the Amazon, the largest blackwater river in the world, and one of the world’s ten largest rivers by average discharge.

Question 2

The Andes Mountains

Answer 2

the Andes, running along South America’s western side, is among the world’s longest mountain ranges. Its varied terrain encompasses glaciers, volcanoes, grassland, desert, lakes and forest.

Question 3

Ethnograhy

Answer 3

the scientific study of culture.

Question 4

ambulatory

Answer 4

relating to or adapted for walking.

Question 5

rapacious

Answer 5

aggressively greedy or grasping,

“Corporate lobbyists represent the rapacious 1 percent of Americans who have enough, but still want more”.

“Am I rapacious in my pursuit of an even better summer job?”

Question 6

denigrate

Answer 6

criticize unfairly; disparage; “I used to denigrate people who bought foreign cars until I learned that the global economy isn’t quite that simple”.

Question 7

mar

Answer 7

impair the appearance of; disfigure; spoil

Question 8

asterisk (aster-risk)

Answer 8

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Question 9

Lake Victoria

Answer 9

• located in South-Central Africa

- the world’s second largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America

Question 10

clod

Answer 10

a lump of earth or clay.

Question 11

germane

Answer 11

relevant to a subject under consideration.

“Cycling is germane to public health”.

Question 12

blithe

Answer 12

1. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

OR

2. Happy or joyous.

“I saw tourists, friends, and coworkers blithely explore natural environments that are disappearing at an alarming rate”.

“The mayor blithely approved another subdivision, further perpetuating the existing development issues in Windsor”.

Question 13

interminable (inter-min-able)

Answer 13

endless (often used hyperbolically).

“Our first-ever paddle through Grassy Bay was interminable”.

Question 14

hyperbole

Answer 14

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

“I am so hungry I could eat a horse”

“The film Big Fish was about hyperbole”.

Question 15

Aden

Answer 15

A City in Yemen in the Gulf of Aden between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

Question 16

Suez Canal

Answer 16

Connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.

Question 17

Panama Cananal

Answer 17

• Connects the Pacific to the Atlantic

- In Panama, the southern tip of North America that connects it to South America

Question 18

abject

Answer 18

(of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading;

“abject poverty”.

“In the Music of Strangers, they showed abject refugee camps and asked why so few people in HDCs seem to care”.

Question 19

efficacy

Answer 19

the ability to produce a desired or intended result.

“The efficacy of protected bike lanes to increase ridership is well documented”.

Question 20

nonchalant

Answer 20

(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.

Question 21

recalcitrant

Answer 21

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline; “Max was recalcitrant, he made my life so difficult at MV”.

Question 22

euphemism

Answer 22

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

“EI is a euphemism for pogey”