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Vocabulary 1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We should try to collect and use more ( – – – ) water, to avoid having to recycle water so much.

a)

aquifers

b)

run off

c)

waste

d)

landfills

2.

Scientists believe the (– – – ) is responsible for various natural events.

a)

water cycle

b)

irrigation

c)

catastrophe

d)

food chain

3.

In my town, the water ( – – – ) is very high, and water will appear in even a small hole.

a)

shower

b)

table

c)

chair

d)

closet

4.

The Mediterranean is badly (– – – ) in some areas by sewage pollution.

a)

cleaned

b)

tainted

c)

population

d)

irrigated

5.

Deforestation has increased ( – – – ) seriously in Brazil.

a)

irrigation

b)

food chain

c)

soil erosion

d)

contamination

6.

( – – – ) has endangered many species throughout the world.

a)

Logging

b)

Irrigation

c)

Famine

d)

Dumping

7.

In most countries, (– – – ) rubbish is a criminal offence.

a)

filtering

b)

irrigating

c)

dwindling

d)

dumping

8.

In my country, we use ( – – – ) from cotton manufacture for lighting fires.

a)

waste

b)

famine

c)

drought

d)

poaching

9.

My family have a well which connects to a /an( – – – ), giving very pure water

a)

biosphere

b)

aquifer

c)

landfill

d)

food chain

10.

Water ( – – –) might be a solution to water shortages in very hot countries.

a)

irrigation

b)

emissions

c)

filtration

d)

drought

11.

Surprisingly, Britain still sends most of its domestic waste to (– – – ).

a)

food chain

b)

landfill sites

c)

the biosphere

d)

pollutant particles

12.

Surprisingly, Britain still sends most of its domestic waste to ( – – – ).

a)

food chain

b)

landfill sites

c)

the biosphere

d)

pollutant particles

13.

My brother has a waste ( – – – ) company, which is subsidised by the local authority.

a)

irrigation

b)

extinction

c)

processing

d)

catastrophe

14.

Elephant ( – – – ) should be a much higher priority for the world authorities, as elephants are an endangered species.

a)

catastrophe

b)

exacerbation

c)

filtration

d)

poaching

15.

The food ( – – – ) has been disrupted by the loss of certain species, with widespread impacts on all animals.

a)

famine

b)

drought

c)

chain

d)

loss

16.

Logging has caused substantial ( – – – ) for wildlife in many countries.

a)

habitat loss

b)

drought

c)

famine

d)

emissions

17.

The community has (– – – ) to a tenth of its formal size in the last few years.

a)

irrigated

b)

exacerbated

c)

dwindled

d)

wasted

18.

Famine in Africa has been (– – – ) by civil war and political instability.

a)

irrigated

b)

exacerbated

c)

dumped

d)

run off

19.

The atmosphere in large cities is often (– – – ) by smog, as we can see in China.

a)

filtered

b)

irrigated

c)

extinct

d)

contaminated

20.

Children should be educated on the ( – – – ) through field trips and practical experiments.

a)

pollution

b)

biosphere

c)

catastrophe

d)

filtration

21.

Scientists spend their whole careers studying the effect of ( – – – ) on the climate.

a)

emissions

b)

irrigation

c)

famine

d)

drought

22.

I remember going to a factory and seeing the snow covered with (– – – ) particles.

a)

pollutant

b)

famine

c)

irrigated

d)

logging

23.

Dinosaur (– – – ) may have been caused by a meteor or volcano, but scientists seem unsure about this.

a)

habitat

b)

living

c)

dumping

d)

extinction

24.

Many singers help make charity songs to raise funds for ( – – – ) relief.

a)

irrigation

b)

drought

c)

famine

d)

food

25.

( – – –) in central Africa can continue for many years, apparently.

a)

Drought

b)

Water Cycle

c)

filtration

d)

poaching

26.

If we want quick solutions to famine, better ( – – –) and farming methods would probably be the first step.

a)

poaching

b)

irrigation

c)

filtration

d)

dumping

27.

The continuing destruction of the rain forests is a ( – – – ) for the global biosphere.

a)

landfill

b)

filtration

c)

catastrophe

d)

dwindling