Lesson 2.13 - 2.17 Vocabulary #1

Fill in the blank: Activities such as logging and mining _______ our natural resources.

• deplete

• preserve

• replenish

• enhance

Fill in the blank: One group was studying the movement of the ___________ through a patch of now-salty soil.

• groundwater

• air

• seawater

• soil moisture

Fill in the blank: It is impossible to make plants grow in a desert without _____________.

• irrigation

• sunlight

• fertilizer

• rain

Fill in the blank: Others were frustrated by the group's lack of organization and _________________.

• resources

• leadership

• coordination

• discipline

Fill in the blank: The _____________ of imports can affect the economy.

• restriction

• fluctuation

• increase

• decrease

Fill in the blank: The teacher has to __________ the children's interest for 45 minutes.

• sustain

• capture

• maintain

• stimulate

Fill in the blank: To mitigate the effects of the drought, the community is encouraged to ___________ their water usage by taking shorter showers and fixing leaky faucets.

• reduce

• increase

• waste

• exaggerate

Fill in the blank: We took an __________ route to the train station.

• indirect

• direct

• shortcut

• scenic

Fill in the blank: Crop yields will _________, and droughts will grow more severe.

• decline

• increase

• remain unchanged

• fluctuate

Fill in the blank: The second problem was _______________ bigger than the first one.

• significantly

• moderately

• barely

• slightly