Last Chance To See

By: Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine

Word Master #4:

1.) Norway: a kingdom in North Europe and in the West part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. (pg. 105)

2.) Moose: a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces,  of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers. (pg. 105)

3.) Reindeer: any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer,  of northern and arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers. (pg. 105)

4.) Birds: any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg. (pg. 105)

5.) Fiordland: a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, New Zealand. (pg. 105)

6.) South Island: the largest island of New Zealand. (pg. 105)

7.) New Zealand: a country in the South Pacific, Southeast of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands. (pg. 105)

8.) Mountainous: abounding in mountains. (pg. 105)

9.) Terrain: a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc. (pg. 105)

10.) Astounding: capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising. (pg. 105)