colonization
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The company's Starship rocket -- whose latest iteration could launch Thursday -- is explicitly designed with Mars colonization in mind.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
A good share are actively planning for Mars colonization.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Rising temperatures and shifting climate zones would force species out of some areas while opening new habitats elsewhere, triggering faster local extinctions and rapid colonization.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
Thus, early Australians and New Guineans were probably capable of intentionally traveling over water to visible islands, and were using watercraft sufficiently often that the colonization of even invisible distant islands was repeatedly achieved unintentionally.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing colonization
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - Middle School
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