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Environment 9thgrade
definitions
Question | Answer |
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Underdeveloped | (of a country or region) not advanced economically. |
Tiny | very small |
Supplies | a stock or amount of something available for use. |
Wash away | (of flowing water) carry (someone or something) in a particular direction. |
Overflow | flood |
Devastate | destroy or ruin |
Contaminate | addition of a poisonous or polluting substance |
Survive | continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship. |
Malnutrition | lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things |
Relocate | move to a new place and establish one's home |
Provide with | supply someone with (something useful or necessary) |
Coexist | exist at the same time or in the same place. |
Identity | the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. |
Preserve | maintain (something) in its original or existing state. |
Overpopulation | the condition of being populated with excessively large numbers |
Resource | a country's collective means of supporting itself by its reserves of minerals, land, and other natural assets. |
Poverty | the state of being extremely poor. |
Overcrowded | fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe |
Semi-permanent | not permanent, but involving some stability or endurance. |
Solution | a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation. |