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The phrase "widowed land" comes from the book by Francis Jennings, The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and Cant of Conquest (1976). In it, he states that colonists coming to America believed that they were coming to a "virgin land"; that is, new, unspoiled, and waiting for people to inhabit it. However, Jennings explains that the population of native peoples had gone down dramatically from waves of disease, warfare, and changes in their ways of life, much of it caused by Europeans who had been there before the colonists. In that way, the Americas was a "widowed land", empty and deserted. Because we tend to think of buildings as a sign of habitation, imagine finding a town with no people in it, or only a few families. If we thought in the way of the early colonists, we would think, "Great! A whole lovely town just sitting here waiting for us to move in!" instead of wondering, "What happened? Where is everyone?" Because land in the Americas seemed empty of buildings and farms (how Europeans lived), they did not think that anyone was using it. Of course, many people where using it to hunt and gather their food and other necessities of life.
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What is the term that means to give up land?
It is Cession.
What are land use rights in China?
In China, land use rights are the rights for natural persons, legal persons or other organizations to use land rights for a fixed period of time. China adopts dual land tenure system under which land ownership is independent of land use rights. The land is either owned by the state ("State Land") or by rural collective economic organization ("Collective Land"). The term of land use rights varies depending on different land use purpose. For example, if a piece of state land is used for industrial purpose, the term is 50 years while if it is used for residential purpose, the term is 70 years. More specifically, the term of rights to use State Land is: (1) 70 years for residential use; (2) 50 years for industrial use; (3) 50 years for educational, scientific and technological, health, and athletic use; (4) 40 years for business, tourist, and recreational use; and (5) 50 years for multiple purpose use or other uses. The term of rights to use collective land for cultivation or similar purpose is: The term for cultivated land is 30 years, for grassland it is from 30 to 50 years, and for forest land it is from 30 to 70 years. The term for special woods may be longer, subject to approval from the government authority in charge of forestry. No Chinese law defines the term of farmers' residential use of collective land.
Find on a map an example of a body of land that is smaller than a continent and that is completely surrounded by water What term is used to describe this type of land?
The term used to describe such a piece of land is called an 'Island' and an example would be the Island of Hawaii.
Which term describes the restoration of the land to its original state?
Reclamination
Where did the term stepmother originate?
In Old English the word -steop- designated family relationships formed when a widowed parent married. The history of the word meaning is 'bereaved'. Of course, today it isn't just death that creates new families but divorce as well.
What is the male term for 'widowed'?
When used as a verb the past tense is the same for both sexes - widowed. When used as a noun the male term is widower.
What term is defined as a person whose last marriage ended the death of his or her spouse?
widowed
What were girl homesteaders?
single, divorced, and widowed women who claimed land as a result of the Homestead Act.
Was Woodrow Wilson widowed?
yes he was a widowed
How can you use widowed in a sentence?
I was widowed in 1983.
Would you say a man is widowed?
Yes, a man is considered widowed if his spouse has passed away, and he has not remarried. The term specifically applies to men who have lost their wives. This status can carry emotional and social implications as he navigates life after the loss.
What does widowed mean like for a relationship?
A widowed relationship is when the wife's husband dies or gets murdered.
Is widowed the plural to widow?
No, the plural for the noun widow is widows.The word 'widowed' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun: my widowed sister.
Cms 1500 in box 8 if you are widowed are you single?
mark "other" if divorced or widowed
What is a better term - piece of land or parcel of land?
A Parcel of Land is the correct term.
What is the term for measuring land?
The common term for measuring land is surveying.
How do you address a recently widowed woman?
The correct term would me Ma'am. Ms. Interprets the dysfunctional term of single life. Mrs. interprets the term of a life with another human being. In between the two more commonly said as Ma'am would be a more polite term.
