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Fall 2012, Week 4 Vocabulary: "How an Amazon Tribe Used Google to Save Their Land"
Click on LIST OF TERMS below to study this week's vocabulary terms.
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surrounded by, 
| encircled by; having something (or people) all around you |
| thrive,
| to flourish; to prosper, develop, be successful |
| decade,
| 10 years of time |
| wipe out,
| to eliminate |
| although,
| used to show CONTRAST between 2 ideas; even though |
| determined,
| motivated; persistent; committed to an idea or a task |
deforestation,  ,
| the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area |
logger,  ,
| someone whose job is to cut down trees for wood |
| headquarters,
| a company's main office, where business is controlled |
| trip,
| a journey to a place; traveling to a place |
| discuss,
| to TALK ABOUT something (NOT argue!) |
| impressed,
| feeling amazed by someone or something; thinking that someone or something is incredible |
| beyond,
| further than |
| remote,
| far away from other people, houses, cities, etc. (isolated geographically) |
| look forward to,
| to wait for an event with excitement and anticipation |
| face,
| to confront, deal with, or address a problem/situation |
| effort,
| a serious attempt to do something; energy used to do something |
| preserve,
| to keep something in its original state or in good condition |
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ESL Instructor, San Diego Continuing Education |
Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) |
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