Unit 2 The Galapagos Islands

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Verbs

spread out to open, arrange, or place (something) over a large area


Example:
He spread out the map on the table.

stretch to (cause a material to) become longer or wider than usual as
a result of pulling at the edges
Example:
I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path.

distribute to divide among several or many


Example:
The teacher distributed the question papers.

Nouns
continent one of the seven large masses of land on the Earth
Example:
Asia is the most populated continent, with over four billion people living
there. 
eruption the bursting out of material suddenly and violently
Example:
The volcano’s sudden eruption left the city in ruins, covered in lava and
ash.
zoologist an expert in the scientific study of animals
Example:
Mr. Jack is a very famous zoologist.

botanist an expert in or a student of the scientific study of plants


Example:
Being a botanist, Lacy spends most of her free time researching different
types of flowering plants and growing them in her greenhouse.

Adjectives
endemic native to a specific area or group of individuals
Example:
The fish is expensive because it is endemic to the Caribbean Sea. 
inhabited having people living in it
Example:
The island was an uninhabited place.

giant something unusually large or powerful


Example:
Giant pandas live only in China.
unsustainable not able to be maintained for long periods of time
Example:
Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held
in check.

Derivatives
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb
distribute distribution distributional X
erupt eruption eruptive eruptively
inhabit inhabitant inhabited X

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