ENVIRONMENT: problems & solutions

The cities of Uruk and Anuradhapura suffered similar problems due to their quick population _________ .

• growth.

• loss.

• reduction.

The overcrowding of our cities is taking a t______ on our mental health.

We should invest in planting more trees ________ stimulating the paving of the streets.

• however

• rather than

• as well as

We have so many environmental problems and ______ so few solutions.

• yet

• even

• therefore

The population of the city of Anuradhapura preserved its trees _______ the people from Uruk chopped them down to expand the agriculture.

• even

• while

• besides

In the video, Greta Thunberg said we can _____ fix the problem of global warming.

• still

• even

• while

_______ knowing the benefits trees can bring to our planet, we spend far more money on fossil fuels than on the reforestation projects.

• But

• While

• Even

According to the environmentalist George Monbiot, we should invest in natural climate solutions; ________ we shouldn’t vote for politicians who contribute to destroy the environment.

• therefore

• however

• even

The city of Uruk destroyed its trees in order to make space for crops. The city of Anuradhapura, __________, preserved its trees.

• however

• therefore

• while

Mark the group of words which contains only examples of extreme weather events:

• crops, wildfires, mudslides

• hurricanes, deforestation, fossils

• floods, droughts, heat waves