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    The Environment Vocabulary Practice

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    1. The document contains a matching exercise that pairs environmental words with their definitions. Words include acid rain, biodegradable, biodiversity, carbon monoxide, climate, deforestation, desertification, disposable product, endangered species, and others. 2. It then uses some of the words in short sentences to demonstrate their meanings. For example, it states that global warming lasted from the late 1970s to late 1990s when looking at global temperature records. It also notes that volcanoes produce renewable energy and oil spills can damage large areas of ocean and coastline. 3. The final sentence mentions that the Iberian lynx, an endangered feline species, is making a

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    1. The document contains a matching exercise that pairs environmental words with their definitions. Words include acid rain, biodegradable, biodiversity, carbon monoxide, climate, deforestation, desertification, disposable product, endangered species, and others. 2. It then uses some of the words in short sentences to demonstrate their meanings. For example, it states that global warming lasted from the late 1970s to late 1990s when looking at global temperature records. It also notes that volcanoes produce renewable energy and oil spills can damage large areas of ocean and coastline. 3. The final sentence mentions that the Iberian lynx, an endangered feline species, is making a

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    1. The document contains a matching exercise that pairs environmental words with their definitions. Words include acid rain, biodegradable, biodiversity, carbon monoxide, climate, deforestation, desertification, disposable product, endangered species, and others. 2. It then uses some of the words in short sentences to demonstrate their meanings. For example, it states that global warming lasted from the late 1970s to late 1990s when looking at global temperature records. It also notes that volcanoes produce renewable energy and oil spills can damage large areas of ocean and coastline. 3. The final sentence mentions that the Iberian lynx, an endangered feline species, is making a

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    The Environment Vocabulary Practice

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    Estefania Salazar Hincapie
    1. The document contains a matching exercise that pairs environmental words with their definitions. Words include acid rain, biodegradable, biodiversity, carbon monoxide, climate, deforestation, desertification, disposable product, endangered species, and others. 2. It then uses some of the words in short sentences to demonstrate their meanings. For example, it states that global warming lasted from the late 1970s to late 1990s when looking at global temperature records. It also notes that volcanoes produce renewable energy and oil spills can damage large areas of ocean and coastline. 3. The final sentence mentions that the Iberian lynx, an endangered feline species, is making a

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    I- Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

    Write the letters in


    the boxes.

    1. acid rain H A. Poisonous gas.


    B. The cutting down of trees in a large area.
    2. biodegradable F C. A mountain with a large circular hole at the top through
    G which lava gases, steam and dust are or have been
    3. biodiversity
    forced out.
    4. carbon monoxide A
    D. Animals or plants which may soon not exist because
    5. climate K there are very few now alive.
    E. Unwanted matter or material of any type; trash.
    6. deforestation B F. It decays naturally.
    G. Number and variety of plant and animal species in a
    7. desertification J
    particular area.
    8. disposable product P H. It contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a
    result of burning substances such as coal and oil.
    9. endangered species D I. An extremely large wave caused by movement of the
    earth under the sea, often caused by an earthquake.
    10. fumes O
    J. The process by which land changes into desert.
    11. global warming Q K. General weather conditions usually found in a particular
    place.
    12. natural resources N
    L. It prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from
    13. renewable energy R reaching the Earth.
    M. It covers a large area of the surface of the sea, usually
    14. oil spill M
    because an accident has caused it to escape from a ship
    L or container.
    15. ozone layer
    N. Things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. which exist in
    16. pollution S a place and can be used by people
    T O. Strong, unpleasant and sometimes dangerous gas;
    17. recycle smoke.
    I P. An article that is intended to be thrown away after use.
    18. tsunami
    Q. A gradual increase in world temperatures caused by
    19. volcano C
    polluting gases such as carbon dioxide which are
    E collecting in the air around the Earth and preventing heat
    20. waste
    escaping into space.
    R. It can be produced as quickly as it is used.
    S. Damage caused to water, air or soil by harmful
    II- Use the words/expressions substances or waste.
    from the left box to complete T. To collect and treat rubbish to produce useful materials
    the following sentences. which can be used again.

    1. If you look at the record of global temperature data, you will find that the late 20th Century period of
    ____________________________
    Global Warming actually lasted about 20 years, from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.
    2. The world's largest, active _________________
    Volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, where famous coffee is grown in the
    rich volcanic soils. Mauna Loa is 13,677 feet above sea level. From its base below sea level to its summit, Mauna
    Loa is taller than Mount Everest.
    Ozone layer
    3. The ______________________ that shields the earth from cancer-causing ultraviolet rays is showing early
    signs of thickening after years of depletion, a UN study says.
    4. The country with the most ___________________
    Deforestation is Indonesia. Since the last century, Indonesia has lost at
    least 15.79 million hectares of forest land.
    5. _______________________
    Acid rain is particularly damaging to lakes, streams, and forests and the plants and animals
    that live in these ecosystems.
    biodegradable
    6. A __________________ product has the ability to break down, safely and relatively quickly, by biological
    means, into the raw materials of nature and disappear into the environment.
    renewable energy
    7. There are many forms of ______________________. Most of them depend in one way or another on sunlight.
    oil spill
    8. 9.5 square miles of ocean and 8.7 miles of coastline are affected by __________________, officials say.
    endangered
    9. The world’s most __________________ feline _____________,
    species the Iberian lynx, is making a
    comeback in Spain after being pushed to the brink of extinction.
    10.

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