ENGL251-U1-Vocab

Water levels in rivers are __________ dramatically due to rising temperatures at the poles.

• demolishing

• increasing

• trending

• transforming

This year's ___________ is wearing bright colors.

• modernize

• transition

• significant

• trend

Modern stadiums can _____ a large number of football fans.

• decrease

• accommodate

• preserve

• modernize

It is important to preserve our natural resources for future ___________.

• generations

• transformation

• poverty

• sustainable

An earthquake can -------------- hundreds of buildings in a matter of minutes.

• modernize

• infrastructure

• demolish

• decrease

The main -------- of traffic accidents is speed.

• preserve

• trend

• leadership

• cause

Countries that are less developed have higher -------- rates.

• infrastructure

• poverty

• urban

• income

Qatar's ------ improved in the past 30 years. It has better roads, bridges, hospitals, and services.

• modernize

• generation

• infrastructure

• significant

There is a ----------- drop in temperatures in the desert in winter, especially at night.

• decrease

• significant

• slight

• sustainable

________ development is a major cause of deforestation. The land is used to build new houses and schools.

• urban

• sustainable

• decrease

• leadership