Collecting and conserving rain water is sometimes referred to as rain ______.
harvesting
The climate is cool and bracing, and the products of the vicinity include many of the ______ zone.
temperate
He endured great hardships, but secured a ______ by teaching and writing.
livelihood
In external appearance they bear a closer resemblance to the glaciers of the ______ regions than to those of the Alps.
Polar
The striking ________ of the building is the sculpture of the west pediment, carved in high relief on limestone slabs.
feauture
The most important internal industries are in ______ and frozen meat.
wool
This ______ town is home to hikers, kayakers, fishermen and farmers.
rural
It is a small ______ island that attracts outdoor adventurists.
tropical
The ______ is surrounded by a garden.
dwelling
He looked over his shoulder again at the dark ______ behind him.
landscape
I can cross the frozen ______.
tundra
The ______ of the peninsula is varied and no less profuse than is the vegetable life.
fauna
It is now beautiful with semi-tropic ______.
vegetation
______ plants are extremely common.
Textile
The chief industries are ______ and agriculture.
weaving
Some live in settled communities and roughly ______ the soil.
cultivate
Flocks of sheep are the main wealth of the ______ population.
nomad
I thought I was marrying a man who had chosen a ______ compatible with mine.
lifestyle
My mother was the daughter of a wealthy ______.
merchant
More than half of the ______ is unknown elsewhere.
flora