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Environment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el combustible | fuel |
| los efectos | effects |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el planeta | planet |
| la población | population |
| por todas partes | all around |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| la tierra | land |
| el aerosol | aerosol |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| complicado(a) | complicated |
| la contaminación del aire | air pollution |
| el contaminante | pollutant |
| dañino(a) | damaging |
| el derrame de petróleo | oil spill |
| el desperdicio | waste |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| echar | to throw away |
| inútil | useless |
| ¡Qué lío! | What a mess! |
| el químico | chemical |
| el smog | smog |
| ¡A todos nos toca! | It's up to all of us! |
| la botella | bottle |
| el cartón | cardboard |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| descubrir | to discover |
| increíble | incredible |
| instituir | to institute |
| la lata | can |
| el permiso | permission |
| el plástico | plastic |
| el programa de reciclaje | recycling program |
| prohibir | to prohibit |
| proteger | to protect |
| reducir | to reduce |
| respetar | to respect |
| separar | to separate |
| el vidrio | glass |
| las zonas de reserva ecológica | conservation land |
| la altura | altitude |
| el bosque | forest |
| el cielo | sky |
| el clima | climate |
| la colina | hill |
| diverso(a) | diverse |
| el ecosistema | ecosystem |
| las especies | species |
| la fauna silvestre | wild animal life |
| la flora silvestre | wild plant life |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| la piedra | rock |
| la selva | jungle, forest |
| la sequía | drought |
| el valle | valley |
| Es bueno que | It's good that |
| Es importante que | It's important that |
| Es lógico que | It's logical that |
| Es malo que | It's bad that |
| Es mejor que | It's better that |
| Es necesario que | It's necessary that |
| Es peligroso que | It's dangerous that |
| Es posible que | It's possible that |
| Es probable que | It's probable that |
| Es raro que | It's rare that |
| Es ridículo que | It's ridiculous that |
| Es triste que | It's sad that |
| Es una lástima que | It's a pity that |