ZOOM 6_VOCAB CHECK

to cause something to be under the surface of water, or to move below the surface of water

• graze

• subsistence farming

• flood

• submerge

the result of a particular action or situation, especially a bad result

• environment

• subsequent

• effect

• consequence

the result of a particular influence

• factor

• cause

• consequence

• effect

a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1860 to 1869, or 1990 to 1999

• challenge

• year

• millennium

• decade

when soil, stone, etc. is gradually damaged and removed by the sea, rain, or wind

• deforestation

• drought

• erosion

• deposition

to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience

• evaluate

• contradict

• consequence

• predict

a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases

• drought

• climate change

• global warming

• erosion

to make something happen, especially something bad

• predict

• purpose

• consequence

• cause

a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving

• shift

• challenge

• trend

• level

happening once every year, or relating to a period of one year

• perennial

• annual

• monthly

• quarterly