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THE ENVIRONMENT
Vocabulary related to the environment
Term | Definition |
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DEFORESTATION | CUTTING DOWN FORESTS |
RENEWABLE ENERGY | SOLAR POWER< TIDAL POWER AND WIND POWER |
FOSSIL FUELS | OIL, COAL OR GAS |
ENDANGERED SPECIES | WILDLIFE WHICH IS AT RISK OF DYING OUT |
GREENHOUSE GASES | GASES SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE THAT CAUSE THE EARTH's TEMPERATURE TO RISE |
DROUGHT | A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THERE IS LITTLE RAIN |
FLORA AND FAUNA | PLANTS AND ANIMALS |
PRECIPITATION | RAINFALL or SNOWFALL |
REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT | REDUCE YOUR PERSONAL IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT |
LITTER | SMALL PIECES OF RUBBISH SUCH AS PAPER OR CANS THAT PEOPLE LEAVE LYING IN THE STREET |
ECO-TOURISM | HOLIDAYS THAT DO NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT |
CONSERVATION | PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
HABITAT | THE PLACE WHERE A SPECIES OF ANIMAL OR PLANT IS USUALLY FOUND |
THE ATMOSPHERE | THE MIXTURE OF GASES THAT SURROUNDS THE EARTH |
POLLUTION | THE CONTAMINATION OF AIR, SOIL OR WATER |
EMISSIONS | GAS THAT IS SENT OUT INTO THE AIR BY FACTORIES< VEHICLES etc |
WIND FARM | A GROUP OF WIND TURBINES WHICH ARE USED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY |
RISING SEA LEVELS | THE INCREASING HEIGHT OF SEAS AND OCEANS |
PRISTINE (BEACH, COUNTRYSIDE) | UNSPOILT |
NATURE RESERVE | A PLACE WHERE ANIMALS AND PLANTS ARE PROTECTED |
PRESERVE (V) | TO KEEP SOMETHING THE SAME OR PREVENT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED |
BECOME EXTINCT | DIE OUT |
TOXIC WASTE | WASTE FROM INDUSTRY THAT IS POISONOUS |
TRAFFIC FUMES | GASES THAT COME FROM VEHICLES |