| 1 )
range |
mountain chain |
| 2 )
plateau |
area of high flat land |
| 3 )
sustainable |
able to maintain or keep going |
| 4 )
thrive |
to prosper, flourish |
| 5 )
abutting |
alongside |
| 6 )
archipelago |
group of islands |
| 7 )
descent |
the origin or background of a person in terms of family |
| 8 )
parentage |
the identity and origin of one’s parents |
| 9 )
unique |
special, one of a kind |
| 10 )
edible |
fit to be eaten |
| 11 )
windward |
facing the wind |
| 12 )
leeward |
on or toward the side sheltered from the wind |
| 13 )
marsh |
area of low-lying land that is always full of water |
| 14 )
runoff |
water or other material that drains freely off the surface |
| 15 )
endangered |
seriously at risk of no longer being in existence |
| 16 )
literally |
exactly, as it is |
| 17 )
figuratively |
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorically |