astute - clever

power struggle - a long hard fight for power

ruthless - so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt others in order to do it
the weaker sex - used to refer to women as a group, in a way that is now considered offensive
a male chauvinist - a man who believes that men are better than women
a sex object - someone who is thought about only as a way of satisfying another person's sexual desire
male-dominated - involving mostly men or controlled mostly by men
versatile - having many different skills
equality - a situation in which people have the same rights, advantages etc
a counterpart - s/o or sth that has the same job or purpose as someone or something else in a different place
cultural stereotype - the belief that everyone of the same race .. all act the same way (all Muslims are terrorists)
battle - fight
child-rearing - another way of saying raising children (= parenting)
.
household management - the actions necessary to take care of the home, such as laundry and cleaning
roles-division - roles should be separated for a particular purpose
social convention - social customs
depopulate - to greatly reduce the number of people living in a particular area
mountainous - having a lot of mountains
urban sprawl - the spread of city buildings and houses into an area that used to be countryside
fertile - describes land that can produce a large number of good quality crops
ridge - a high pointed area near the top of a mountain
cliff - a large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river

densely populated - means a larger than average number of people for a given unit of space
coast - the area where the land meets the sea
under-developed - not normally developed ;
summit - the top of a mountain [= peak]
industrialise - to develop industry in a country or area
peninsula - a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a large area of land
shore - the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake
vegetation - plants in general
glacier - a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley
beach - an area of sand or small stones at the edge of the sea or a lake
plateau [plto] - a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
irrigate - to supply land or crops with water
conurbation [

] - a group of towns that have spread and joined together to form an area with a
high population ()

cape - a large piece of land surrounded on three sides by water.

source - the place where a stream or river starts
coastline - the land on the edge of the coast, especially the shape of this land as seen from the air
tributary [trbjtr] - a stream or river that flows into a larger river
waterfall - a place where water from a river or stream falls down over a cliff or rock
mouth - the part of a river where it joins the sea
overcrowding - a situation that there are too many people or things in one place
highlands - areas of a country where there are a lot of mountains