Geography

Question 1

Vicinity

Answer 1

the area around a place or where the speaker is

There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station.

Question 2

realm

Answer 2

an area of interest or activity

Her interests are in the realm of practical politics.

Question 3

horizon

Answer 3

the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea:

skyline, range, border, limit, boundry

The moon rose slowly above the horizon.
We could see a row of camels silhouetted on the horizon.

Question 4

hinterland

Answer 4

the land behind the coast or the banks of a river, or an area of a country that is far away from cities

The relationship between cities and their hinterlands in time of war seems to be complex.

Beyond the main ports and their immediate hinterlands the state tax on hunting was almost entirely ignored.

Question 5

conservationaist

Answer 5

someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity:

Conservationists are fighting to save the tiger.

Conservationists are concerned about the threat to the Arctic’s unique ecosystems.

Question 6

lunar

Answer 6

of or relating to the moon

A lunar month has 29 or 30 days (according to the movement of the moon).

A total lunar eclipse occurred during the third concert.

Question 7

barren

Answer 7

unable to produce plants or fruit:

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.

The barrens were also swept by annual field
fires, which would burn off most of the growth.