Vocabulary Test 13!

Question 1

endurance

Answer 1

the ability to withstand stress or hardship

Question 2

inundate

Answer 2

1. to flood or overflow
2. to overrun or overwhelm

Question 3

vital

Answer 3

necessary for supporting life
antonym- unimportant

Question 4

phenomenon

Answer 4

1. something unusual and remarkable
2. a fact or an event that can be seen or felt

Question 5

jostled

Answer 5

bumped or pushed around roughly

Question 6

hearty

Answer 6

full of warmth and friendliness

Question 7

emotion

Answer 7

any strong feeling

Question 8

procrastinate

Answer 8

to put off doing something until a future time

Question 9

greed

Answer 9

intense and selfish desire for something, especially monry, power, or food

Question 10

stewardship

Answer 10

the job of supervising or taking care of something (like the enviroment)

Question 11

smog

Answer 11

fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants

Question 12

protector/guardian

Answer 12

a defender or caretaker

Question 13

destruction

Answer 13

the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired

Question 14

advocacy

Answer 14

public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

Question 15

environmentalism

Answer 15

concern about and action taken to protect an enviroment

Question 16

initiative

Answer 16

the ability to assess and start things independently, action

Question 17

redemption

Answer 17

the action of regaining or saving something

Question 18

conservation

Answer 18

prevention of wasteful use of resources

Question 19

hydrosphere

Answer 19

all of the water on Earth, including water on the surface, underground, and in the air (water cycle)

Question 20

geosphere

Answer 20

what is on the surface (land) of the Earth that is not living (rocks, mountains, deseerts, forests, valleeys, plains)

Question 21

atmosphere

Answer 21

the envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet

Question 22

biosphere

Answer 22

surface of the Earth with living organisms (all life)

Question 23

chain reaction

Answer 23

the idea that one interaction leads to another reaction (domino effect)

Question 24

stock

Answer 24

part of a company that you can buy in order to invest in it

Question 25

dividend

Answer 25

portions of a companies profits that can be earned by an investor

Question 26

hoovervilles

Answer 26

shanty village of homeless people named after Herbert Hoover. They erupted during the Great Depression

Question 27

The Dust Bowl

Answer 27

a severe drought that plagued most of the Midwest region of the USA and caused crops to die in the 1930's

Question 28

John Steinbeck

Answer 28

an author who wrote many books and stories about life in California Midwest during the 1930's

Question 29

Ansel Adams

Answer 29

a photographer during the Great Depression that focused on landscapes and National Parks

Question 30

Dorothea Lange

Answer 30

a photographer best known for pictures she took of migrants in California during the Great Depression

Question 31

soup kitchens

Answer 31

kitchens that sprung up all over the country during the Great Depression to provide food for those who could not afford to buy food