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Date
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Rainforest Vocabulary List & Definitions
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ecology
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the
scientific study of the relationships between living things and
their environments. |
| exploit
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to
use to one's own advantage and to the disadvantage of what is being
used. |
| indigenous |
having
origin in a country or locality; native. |
| missionary
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a person, often a member of a church or religious order, who
is sent to a foreign country to teach, heal, or serve. |
| sustain
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to
provide with the basic necessities of life. |
| medicinal
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of, relating to, or having the properties of medicine. |
| precipitation |
any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls
to the earth's surface. |
| vegetation
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the
plants of an area or a region. |
| conservation
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preservation
or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect. |
| natural
resource |
a
material source of wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or a mineral
deposit, that occurs in a natural state and has economic value.
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| cultivate
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to
improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising
crops; till. |
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