The World We Live In ECCE Vocabulary

The group is discussing ways in which people can lower their ______ on fossil fuels.

• dependence

• obligation

• requirement

• necessity

The mayor ______ to drastic measures to reduce air pollution.

• resorted

• engaged

• employed

• applied

The city council has been brainstorming for ______ of how to clean up the area.

• ideas

• beliefs

• methods

• approaches

The group of volunteers are _____ to supporting the recycling program.

• passionate

• dedicated

• enthusiastic

• excited

The region is able to support ______ such as corn and wheat.

• harvests

• crops

• fruits

• orchards

The city has ______ a new policy for handling recycling.

• adapted

• adjusted

• adopted

• advised

Climate change has _____ many governments to makke an attempt to reduce pollution.

• selected

• prompted

• elected

• nominated

The government is looking for new environmentally friendly ways to ______ electric power.

• generate

• form

• build

• make

To say the planet is in trouble would be putting it _____.

• slightly

• softly

• mildly

• evenly

The rate at which the ice caps are ____ is a real cause for concern.

• shrinking

• decreasing

• reducing

• lessening