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Glossary
arthropods
(ARTH-ruh-pahdz)
invertebrate animals with a hard shell,
like insects, crabs, and spiders
cephalopods
(SEH-fuh-luh-pahdz)
a group of sea animals with tentacles,
like octopus and squid
civil rights
(SIH-vul RAITS) the
rights for people to have freedom
and equality
conformist
(kuhn-FOR-mist)
accepting of social norms and the
established culture
continental shelf
(KAHN-tih-nen-tul
SHELF) the part of the Earth that the
continents sit on; past the edges of the
shelf, the deep ocean begins
feminism
(FEH-mih-nih-zum) to sift
through the ocean with a net
invertebrate
(in-VUR-tuh-bret) an
animal without a backbone
kelp forest
(KEHLP FOR-ist)
underwater areas with thick
kelp growth
maw
(MAH) the jaws and throat of a
fearsome animal
ocean floor
(OH-shin FLOR) the
bottom of the sea
page
(PAYJ) to call someone over an
intercom system
rationed
(RA-shend) when each
person is allowed only a certain
amount of something
segregation
(seh-greh-GAY-shun)
the separation of people based on the
color of their skin
tentacles
(TEN-tuh-kulz) thin,
flexible limbs
tío
(TEE-oh) “uncle” in Spanish
trawling
(TRAH-ling) sifting through
the ocean with a net
Index
Friedan, Betty, 5
King Jr., Martin Luther, 5, 7, 32
kraken, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20,
22, 25, 27
Robinson, Jackie, 10
Werner, Dr. Maxwell, 8, 10, 11, 23,
29, 30
World War II (WWII), 5, 9, 17
