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Geology : The science that deals with the earth, the layers of the which it is composed, and their history
Andesite : A special type of volcanic rock
Arc : Any portion of a circle
Extinct : Having died out; no longer active, no longer in existence or use
Seamount : A submarine mountain rising above the deep-sea floor
Dacite : A type of Volcanic rock found in the Marianas
Plate: One of the series of vast segments of thin, mobile blocks that make up the crust of the earth according to the theory of plate tectonics
Marianas Trench : A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60 to 100 miles east of the Mariana Islands
Dormant : asleep, Inactive
Strike slip fault : A fault in which the displacement is largely in the direction of the strike; fault with mostly horizontal displacement
Caldera : Opening at the top of the volcano
Pelagic : Animals live in the open ocean
Plankton : Tiny animals that drift in ocean currents
Coral Polyps : Juvenile coral animals
Secrete : Process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock
Budding : Reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents
Species : A group of related organisms which share certain characteristics
Photosynthesis : The process by which plant cells make carbohydrates and release oxygen as a product
Fringing Reef : Reef build from the fringe of an island
Barrier Reef : Reef separated from land by a lagoon
Reef Flat : Area between shoreline and outer edge of the reef
Equilibrium : State of balance between two opposing forces
Guano : Waste matter from seabirds and bats
Evolve : To develop gradually by process of growth and change
Endemic : Native to a particular country or region
Carbohydrate : An essential structural component of living cells and sources of energy for animals
Origin : The place where something begins, where it springs to a beginning
Continuity : Uninterrupted connection or union
Ancestry : The descendants of one individual
Prehistory : The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
Oceania : A large group of Islands in the South Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia land sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago
Inhabitant : A person who inhabits a particular place
Excavate : Recover through digging
Artifact : A man-made object taken as a whole
Marianas Red : type of red clay found only in the Marianas
Environmental Pressure : Pressure arose within the environmental that force people to move elsewhere
Megalith : Memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistory structure
Custom : Accepted of habitual practice
Famine : An acute and general shortage of food
Culture : The ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc., of a given people in a given period
Interpret : To explain the meaning of something
Impartial : Favoring no one side or party more than another; without prejudice or bias; fair; just
Biased : A mental partially or prejudice
Longetivity : How long someone or something lives
Mortality Rate : The rate at which a specified group of people die
Hamlet : A very small village
Matrilineal : Designating or of decent, kinship, or derivation through the mother instead of the father
Descent : Lineage; ancestry; one generation descendants
Monogamous : Having only one wife or husband at a time
Caste : Any of the distinct, hereditary social classes, each traditionally excluded from social dealing with the others
Modified : Changed
Function : The purposeful use of a tool
Structure : A building: the way something is organized . A thing constructed
Maneuver : A planned and controlled tactical or strategic movement of troops, warships, aircraft, etc.
Subjugation : Forced submission to control by others
Exploit : Use or manipulate to one's advantage
Line of Demarcation : Line drawn by Pope Alexander IV, in 1494, that divide the world between Spain and Portugal
Isthmus : A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two layer land areas
Expedition : A journey organized for a particular purpose
Circumnavigate : Travel around, either plane or ship
Salvage : The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
Reprovision : The activity of supplying or providing something
Colony : A geographical area politically controlled by distant country
Galleon : A large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
Merchant : A business person engaged in retail trade
Commodities : A raw material or product that is bought and sold commercially in large quantities
Prestige : A high standing achieved through success, influence or wealth etc.
NMI History
Across:5. | The process by which plant cells make carbohydrates and release oxygen as a product | 8. | The purposeful use of a tool | 10. | Reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents | 11. | type of red clay found only in the Marianas | 16. | Having died out; no longer active, no longer in existence or use | 17. | The descendants of one individual | 19. | A high standing achieved through success, influence or wealth etc. | 20. | A large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries | 22. | The science that deals with the earth, the layers of the which it is composed, and their history | 24. | One of the series of vast segments of thin, mobile blocks that make up the crust of the earth according to the theory of plate tectonics |
| 25. | Tiny animals that drift in ocean currents | 28. | Native to a particular country or region | 30. | Opening at the top of the volcano | 31. | A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60 to 100 miles east of the Mariana Islands | 34. | State of balance between two opposing forces | 35. | Accepted of habitual practice | 36. | Area between shoreline and outer edge of the reef | 37. | A geographical area politically controlled by distant country | 38. | A submarine mountain rising above the deep-sea floor |
| | Down:1. | A mental partially or prejudice | 2. | A large group of Islands in the South Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia land sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago | 3. | Forced submission to control by others | 4. | A person who inhabits a particular place | 6. | A building: the way something is organized . A thing constructed | 7. | Waste matter from seabirds and bats | 8. | Reef build from the fringe of an island | 9. | Pressure arose within the environmental that force people to move elsewhere | 12. | The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction | 13. | To explain the meaning of something | 14. | An acute and general shortage of food |
| 15. | A type of Volcanic rock found in the Marianas | 18. | The place where something begins, where it springs to a beginning | 19. | Animals live in the open ocean | 21. | Having only one wife or husband at a time | 23. | Recover through digging | 26. | Favoring no one side or party more than another; without prejudice or bias; fair; just | 27. | Any of the distinct, hereditary social classes, each traditionally excluded from social dealing with the others | 28. | A journey organized for a particular purpose | 29. | Process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock | 32. | The ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc., of a given people in a given period | 33. | Any portion of a circle |
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NMI History
Across:5. | The process by which plant cells make carbohydrates and release oxygen as a product | 8. | The purposeful use of a tool | 10. | Reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents | 11. | type of red clay found only in the Marianas | 16. | Having died out; no longer active, no longer in existence or use | 17. | The descendants of one individual | 19. | A high standing achieved through success, influence or wealth etc. | 20. | A large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries | 22. | The science that deals with the earth, the layers of the which it is composed, and their history | 24. | One of the series of vast segments of thin, mobile blocks that make up the crust of the earth according to the theory of plate tectonics |
| 25. | Tiny animals that drift in ocean currents | 28. | Native to a particular country or region | 30. | Opening at the top of the volcano | 31. | A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60 to 100 miles east of the Mariana Islands | 34. | State of balance between two opposing forces | 35. | Accepted of habitual practice | 36. | Area between shoreline and outer edge of the reef | 37. | A geographical area politically controlled by distant country | 38. | A submarine mountain rising above the deep-sea floor |
| | Down:1. | A mental partially or prejudice | 2. | A large group of Islands in the South Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia land sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago | 3. | Forced submission to control by others | 4. | A person who inhabits a particular place | 6. | A building: the way something is organized . A thing constructed | 7. | Waste matter from seabirds and bats | 8. | Reef build from the fringe of an island | 9. | Pressure arose within the environmental that force people to move elsewhere | 12. | The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction | 13. | To explain the meaning of something | 14. | An acute and general shortage of food |
| 15. | A type of Volcanic rock found in the Marianas | 18. | The place where something begins, where it springs to a beginning | 19. | Animals live in the open ocean | 21. | Having only one wife or husband at a time | 23. | Recover through digging | 26. | Favoring no one side or party more than another; without prejudice or bias; fair; just | 27. | Any of the distinct, hereditary social classes, each traditionally excluded from social dealing with the others | 28. | A journey organized for a particular purpose | 29. | Process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock | 32. | The ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc., of a given people in a given period | 33. | Any portion of a circle |
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