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QUESTION:
•This is rain that contains pollution from factories, power stations, etc., which causes damage to forests.
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•Acid rain
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•This is the natural home of a plant or animal.
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•Habitat
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•This is the air, water and land where people, animals and plants live.
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•Environment
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•The changes in the weather around the world, which result in much higher or lower temperatures, violent storms, floods, etc.
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•Climate change
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•This is the way in which plants and animals and natural features of a place affect and depend on each other.
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•Ecology
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•This is general increase in the temperature of the world, caused by pollution from factories, cars, etc.
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•Global warming
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•Animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions.
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•Wildlife
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•This is an international organization dedicated to preserving endangered species of animals, preventing environmental abuses, and heightening environmental awareness.
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•Greenpeace
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•This is the natural system in which, for example, an insect eats a plant, a bird eats the insect, an animal eats the bird etc. with the result that all these different forms of life depend on each other.
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•Food chain
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•This is the act of preserving, guarding or protecting; wise use.
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•Conservation
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•This is a tropical forest with tall trees growing very close together, in an area where it rains a lot. It is very important for the balance of the Earth’s ecology.
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•Rainforests
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•This is a layer of natural gases around the Earth. It protects the Earth from the harmful effects of the Sun, but pollution is causing a hole in it .
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•The ozone layer
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•This is the gradual warming of the Earth caused by pollution that stops heat from leaving the Earth’s atmosphere.
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•The greenhouse effect
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•These are very dangerous waste materials, for example, from nuclear power stations or chemical factories.
ANSWER:
•Toxic waste
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•This is a kind of house that provides its home owners comfort, security, energy efficiency and convenience at all times, regardless of whether anyone is home.ANSWER:
•Smart home
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•This is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things.
ANSWER:
•Pollution
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•This is a situation, in which most of the trees in an area are cut down or destroyed, resulting in great damage to the environment.
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•Deforestation
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•These are crops that have had their genes changed in order to make them more convenient to grow. Some people believe that they may cause damage to the environment.
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• GM (genetically modified)
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•These are gases that form a layer around the Earth and keep the heat in. These gases are produced naturally, but increasing quantities of gases are being produced from cars and factories, power plants, causing global warming.
ANSWER:
•Greenhouse gases
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•This is a type of plant or animal that is likely to stop existing completely, for example because of hunting or pollution.
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•Endangered species
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•This is the natural level of the water in the world’s oceans, which will rise if global warming continues.
ANSWER:
•Sea level
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•Chemicals that are used for killing insects or animals that attack crops.
ANSWER:
•Pesticides
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•These are fuels, such as coal or oil. Burning these fuels causes a lot of carbon gases to be released into the atmosphere.
ANSWER:•Fossil fuels
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•This is a type of an animal or plant, which no longer exists and there are no animals or plants of that type alive.
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•Extinct
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•These are harmful gases or smoke, for example from cars or factories, which damage the environment and harm people’s health.
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•Fumes
