The Reading Comprehension Section You will read this text and you ...

3. The human race; mankind.
man-made – Something that is “man-made” is made by people, rather than formed
naturally.
management – Act of managing.
Mars – Mars is the small red planet that is fourth in order from the Sun and is nearest
the Earth.
MDGs – Millennium Development Goals.
Mha – Million hectares.
melt – When something melts or when you melt it, it changes from a solid to a liquid
because it has been heated.
meteorite – A meteorite is a large piece of rock or metal from space that has landed
on the Earth.
mishap – It is a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results.
monitor – A monitor is a machine that is used to check or record things.
mortality – Mortality is the fact that all people must die.
MtC – Metric tonne of carbon.
Neolithic Age – The Neolithic Age is relating to the last period of the Stone Age,
about 10,000 years ago, when people began to live together in small groups and make
stone tools and weapons.
nitrate – A chemical compound of nitric acid, used as a fertilizer.
nitric acid – A corrosive compound of nitrogen, used in making dyes, explosives,
plastics, etc.
nitrogen – A colourless, odourless, gaseous element, No. 7, symbol N, forming fourfifths
of the volume of the Earth’s atmosphere.
number – The sum of an aggregation of persons or things.
nutritious – Food that is “nutritious” contains substances which help your body to be
healthy.
occurrence – An occurrence is something that happens.
- 34 -