Environment

2. air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live.
4. species of plants and animals are in danger of dying
6. to decay naturally and harmlessly.
7. 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.
9. sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage.
12. cutting down of trees in a large area
13. species/animals or plants which may soon not exist because there are very few now alive.
14. warming/a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases.

1. long period when there is little or no rain.
3. process by which land changes into desert.
5. general weather conditions usually found in a particular place.
8. power from something such as electricity or oil, which can do work, such as providing light and heat.
10. large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
11. resources/things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. which exist in a place and can be used by people.