World Cultures

4. A man-made artificial water route
6. Fine particles of soil
7. ring shaped reef, islands, or chain of islands
9. closely related group of islands
12. settle or directly control a foreign territory for its resources or land
13. variety of species in an ecosystem
14. Process of redirecting water to crops using channels
15. Permanently frozen ground
16. no more living members of a group exist
18. the way people live and act
19. The height above sea level
20. of Fire area of Japan where frequent earthquakes & volcanic eruptions occur

1. Continuous extent of land
2. giving off energy caused by the breakdown of atoms
3. A single person (dictator) rules with unlimited power.
5. Protection of the environment
8. A movement to unify African people, and brought together African leaders who helped establish independence
10. Citizens elect representatives to govern them
11. a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
17. giant ocean wave with enormous power