Read the text below. Use the numbered words given to form a word that fits in the gap with the same number.
Colonisation interruptus
Colonisation is the act of establishing a colony or (1) _______________ in another land, whether (2) _______________ or already occupied by local population.
(3) _______________, it was carried out mostly by European powers in America, Africa and Oceania. It lasted for over 400 years and ended in the late 20th century, when the remaining colonies become independent countries.
Colonisation is a very (4) _______________ topic in our modern world as it doesn’t fit with our current mindset, where respect and equality come at the (5) _______________ of most people’s ideology.
However, the 21st century may see a revitalization of colonisation. There are already plans in motion to colonise (6) _______________ planets, especially Mars. As far as we know, the red planet is (7) _______________, so its colonisation will (8) _______________ be less polemical than it was and is on Earth.
