Glossary

(kwän tǝ fī): To determine, express, or measure the quantity of.

(kwän tǝ tē): A determinate or estimated amount.

(kwes chǝ ner): A set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals.

(rā dē ā shǝn): The process of giving off radiant energy in the form of waves or particles.

(rā dē ō tə le mə trē): The process of using radio waves to record the location of animals.

(rā dē ǝs): A line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface.

(ran dəm): Being or relating to a set or to an element of a set each of whose elements has equal probability of occurrence; having a definite and especially an equal probability of occurring.

(ran dǝ mīz): To arrange or choose something in a random way or order.

(ran dǝm lē): So that each possibility has a definite and especially an equal probability of occurring.

(rānj): The region throughout which a kind of organism or ecological community naturally lives or occurs.

(rānj): All the areas where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows.

(rānj land): Land used or suitable for livestock range (an open region over which animals may roam and feed).

(rə pel): To descend (as from a cliff) by sliding down a rope passed under one thigh, across the body, and over the opposite shoulder or through a special friction device.

(rā shē ō): The relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things.

(rēf): A chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of the water.

(rē i sta blish): (1) To make firm or stable again; (2) to introduce and cause to grow and multiply again.

(rē flek ti vǝ tē): The capability of reflecting light, images, or sound waves off a surface or material.

(re fyüj): A place that provides shelter or protection.

(re gān): To get back.

(ri je nǝ rā shǝn): Renewal or restoration of a biological system (such as a forest) after injury or as a normal process.

(rā zhēm or ri zhēm): A regular course of treatment.