ENVIRONMENT VOCABULARY

4. fighting or a fight, especially during a time of war
5. used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes
7. to cause problems for somebody/something
11. rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls
12. to fertilize (something, such as a crop) more than is necessary or appropriate
14. a person who is interested in the natural environment and wants to improve and protect it
15. to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way

1. the process in which towns, streets, factories, etc. are built where there was once countryside
2. the process in which towns, streets, factories, etc. are built where there was once countryside
3. a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger
6. a lack of food during a long period of time in a region
8. to become smaller, weaker, etc.; to make something become smaller, weaker, etc.
9. petrol that does not contain lead and is therefore less harmful to the environment
10. a long period of time when there is little or no rain
13. a fishing boat that uses large nets that it drags through the sea behind it