VOCABULARY

4. a type of wood that is strong
7. a large area of land, especially in a hot country, where crops such as coffee, sugar, rubber, etc. are grown
9. the average of the typical weather of a region of the Earth throughout the year
12. disease that is spread or carried by water
14. a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because of some political or social reasons
15. the state in which somebody suffers or dies because they have no food
16. a strong wind in and around the Indian Ocean which brings heavy rain in summer

1. the equipment and systems that keep places clean, especially by removing human waste
2. not good enough for plants to grow on it
3. an area in the desert where there is water and where plants grow
5. a small hill of sand formed by the wind, near the sea or in a desert
6. a time when there isn’t enough food for the people living in a region
7. a thing that causes disease
8. an unusually long period of dry weather
10. a tree or bush that has green leaves all through the year
11. the practice of keeping yourself and your living and working areas clean in order to prevent illness and disease
13. the regions near the Equator that have a hot climate all the year round