SAVING OUR ENVIRONMENT

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  1. 3. chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect on the environment.
  2. 6. Unwanted matter or material of any type, often that which is left after useful substances or parts have been removed.
  3. 7. believe that there is a hole in the ozone layer.
  4. 9. year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.
  5. 11. related vocabulary: rubbish, garbage, trash.
  6. 13. RAIN Rain which contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil.
  7. 16. The number and variety of plant and animal species that exist in a particular environmental area or in the world generally, or the problem of preserving and protecting this.
  8. 17. is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.
  9. 20. ENERGY Describes a form of energy that can be produced as quickly as it is used.
  10. 21. A long period when there is little or no rain.
  11. 25. new National Biological Survey to protect species habitat and biodiversity
  12. 27. The process by which land changes into desert.
  13. 29. large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries.
  14. 33. WARMING A gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases such as carbon dioxide which are collecting in the air around the Earth and preventing heat escaping into space.
  15. 34. LAYER A layer of air high above the Earth, which contains a lot of ozone, and which prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the Earth.
  16. 35. The air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live.
  17. 37. PETROL Describes a type of petrol or other substance that does not contain lead.
  18. 38. energy generated by the windmill drives all the drainage pumps.
  19. 39. PEACE An organization that fights for the protection of the environment.
  20. 40. CONSERVATION The process of conserving energ
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  1. 1. nappies
  2. 2. Damage caused to water, air.... by harmful substances or waste.
  3. 4. The power from something such as electricity or oil, which can do work, such as providing light and heat. There are different types of energy: solar, nuclear, hydroelectric...
  4. 5. EFFECT An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere which is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the Earth.
  5. 8. DEVELOPMENT A development that is causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
  6. 9. Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus fruits and grapes.
  7. 10. natural resources, such as natural gas and fossil fuel, cannot be replaced.
  8. 12. Many species of plants and animals are in danger of/threatened with extinction (= being destroyed so that they no longer exist)
  9. 14. Strong, unpleasant and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke.
  10. 15. packaging helps to limit the amount of harmful chemicals released into the atmosp
  11. 18. SPECIES Endangered birds/plants/species animals or plants which may soon not exist because there are very few now alive.
  12. 19. RESOURCES Things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. which exist in a place and can be used by people.
  13. 22. CHANGE There has been a growing concern about climate change.
  14. 23. especially in the form of car fuel.
  15. 24. SLICK A layer of oil that is floating over a large area of the surface of the sea, usually because an accident has caused it to escape from a ship or container.
  16. 26. DIOXIDE The gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out.
  17. 28. WASTE To collect and treat rubbish to produce useful materials which can be used again.
  18. 30. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
  19. 31. A sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage.
  20. 32. An extremely large wave caused by movement of the earth under the sea, often caused by an earthquake (= when the Earth shakes)
  21. 36. fumes always make me feel ill.