Vocabulary Lesson 8

2. The animals kept on a farm, for example cows or sheep
4. The waste matter from animals that is spread over or mixed with the soil to help plants and crops grow
8. Planned economic and community development that attempts to curb urban sprawl and worsening environmental conditions.
11. To treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again
12. A covering of decaying leaves that is spread over the soil in order to keep water in it or to improve it
13. Containing no salt
16. To make something less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc.
17. Involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

1. A mixture of decayed plants, food, etc. that can be added to soil to help plants grow.
3. The layer of soil nearest the surface of the ground
5. The air that you take into your lungs and send out again
6. Containing or tasting of salt
7. A plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food
8. Hard; not in the form of a liquid or gas
9. A circular pattern of ocean currents
10. To become smaller in size, number, etc.
14. Living; not dead
15. Land with grass that cows, sheep, etc. can eat
16. To use something again
18. A piece of equipment for catching animals