Deforestation
The process of destroying forest and woodland most often to make way for housing or industrial complexes
The Mighty One
A metonym used for God
Metonym
A word that replaces another word with which it is closely related. For example 'Whitehall' to refer to the Government of the United Kingdom or 'Wall Street' to refer to the U.S. financial system
Sir Walter Raleigh
An explorer and navigator on his ship most famous for his search of the Lost City of El Dorado. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1585
Cristobal Colon
The Spanish name of the English-born explore and navigator Christopher Columbus. His discovery of the 'New World' brought Europe unprecedented riches in the transatlantic slave trade.
Cantankerous
Grumpy and stubborn
