VOCABULARY LIST
ARBOREAL :
An animal that likes to live in trees .
BIPEDAL :
An animal that walks , or can walk , on its two rear limbs or legs .
CAPTIVITY :
Confinement to a space that is difficult or impossible to escape .
CONTINENT :
One of several very large landmasses on earth . Ordered from largest in size to smallest , they are : Asia , Africa , North America , South America , Antarctica , Europe , and Australia .
DEFORESTATION :
The removal of a forest or groups of trees where the land is converted to a non-forest use , such a farming , dwellings or roadways .
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