Environmental Issues Vocabulary Review

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"rain which contains large amounts of harmful chemicals"

• Druoght

• Earthquake

• Acid Rain

• Carbon dioxide

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"increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere which is believed to cause a gradual warming on the surface of the Earth"

• Greenhouse Effect

• Floods

• Renewable energy

• Global warming

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"the number and variety of plant and animal species that exist in a particular environmental area"

• Diversity

• Biodiversity

• Drought

• Biodegradable

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"the process by which land changes into desert"

• Pollution

• Climate change

• Acid rain

• Desertification

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"the cutting down of trees in a large area; the destruction of forests by people"

• Population

• Floods

• Deforestation

• Oil slick

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"a development that is causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time"

• Sustainable development

• Global warming

• Renewable energy

• Natural resources

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"the process of gradual destruction of something by natural forces, such as wind, rain, and sun"

• Erosion

• Deforestation

• Global warming

• Acid rain

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"the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use"

• Conservation

• Pollution

• Recycling

• Renewable energy

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"the process of planting trees in an area where there have been none for a long time"

• Reforestation

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Conservation

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"the process of converting waste materials into reusable objects to prevent waste of potentially useful materials"

• Recycling

• Pollution

• Renewable energy

• Global warming