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BtB Unit 5

TermDefinition
arid very dry and without enough rain for plants prg.1
humid hot and slightly wet. prg.1
depletion reducing the amount of something, especially a natural supply prg.1
repercussion the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
be prone to likely to suffer from negative things prg.1
to deteriorate to become worse prg.2
vulnerability state of being easy to hurt or attacked physically prg2
vegetation the plants and trees that grow in a particular area prg.2
phenomenon something that exists or happens, usually something unusual prg2
livestock animals that are kept on a farm prg3
to aggravate to make a bad situation worse prg.4
to hasten to make something happen sooner or more quickly prg.4
to cultivate to prepare land and grow crops on it prg. 6
crop a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts prg.6
to graze when cows and animals eat grass prg.6
to vary to change prg.6
cash crop a crop that is grown to be sold prg.7
detriment damage ,harm prg.7
subsistence farming farming that provides enough food for the farmer and their family to live on, but not enough for them to sell prg.7
nomadic moving from one place to another instead of living in the same place all the time prg.7
improverishing making worse, poor , weeker prg. 8
yield the amount of something that is produced prg.8
hold up something that slows you down or makes you late prg.8
exploitation using or developing something for your advantage prg.8
heighten to increase or make something increase prg.8
offset to balance prg.8
rural in, of, or like the countryside prg. 11
conservation protection prg.11
substantial large in amount prg 12
deplete to reduce the amount of something, especially a natural supply prg 12
boost to help something improve prg12
combat to try to stop something unpleasant prg12
gradual happening slowly over a period of time prg.14
magnitude the large size or importance of something prg.15
infestation (of animals and insects that carry disease) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers prg.16
with regard to relating to prg.16
resolution the ability of a microscope, or a television or computer screen, to show things clearly and with a lot of detail prg.17
obtain to get / take something prg.17
conversely in an opposite way prg.11
urgent very important and needing you to take action immediately
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