Vocab

7. harmfully overspreading, often quickly and aggressively
8. the process of solving problems and finding facts in an organized way
9. the business of encouraging and supporting tourists
11. large thick masses of ice that form on land when fallen snow gets compressed into ice over many centuries
12. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea
14. a big storm that forms in warm. tropical ocean waters and brings destructive wind and rain; a cyclone
15. a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral
16. large community of living organisms in a particular area

1. existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous
2. a long journey or voyage done for a specific purpose
3. the islands of the central and southern pacific ocean
4. type of wood processed into beams and planks
5. person or animal that lives in a particular place
6. the body, or frame, of a boat
10. the official money of a country, consisting of paper money and coins
13. the average weather for a particular region and time period