Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• deal with
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• consist of
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• per year: For each year; annually.
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• leave: To go away from; depart
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• land: Region or country
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years