ENVIRONMENT

Talking about ENVIRONMENTAL
Match the following words with their
corresponding definitions.
The presence in the environment of a substance has a
harmful or poisonous effect. E.g. The _______________ of
local rivers.
A gradual increase in the temperature of atmosphere
worldwide generally attributed to the greenhouse effect
caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide and other
pollutants.
A prolonged period of dry weather affecting harvest. E.g.,
the _____________________ affects crops in Europe.
An accident in a nuclear reactor in which the
temperature increases in the nuclear fuel until it melts
and bursts through its container so that radiation comes
out. E.g., Three reactors in Fukushima had
_____________________ in 2011 after an earthquake and
tsunami.
The process in which heat is unable to escape from the
atmosphere and causes the temperature of the Earth to
rise. This atmospheric heating phenomenon is because of
an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other
gases in the atmosphere (a mixture of gases around the
Globe).
The process by which land becomes so dry that it cannot
be used for farming. E.g., This land is threatened with
____________.
A type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct or
disappear from the world. E.g., The bald eagle may be
__________________.
A mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals, especially in
cities, that makes the atmosphere difficult to breathe and
harmful for health. E.g., Exhaust fumes are mainly
responsible for the ____________.
The changes that are thought to be affecting the world’s
weather because of an increase in the average
atmospheric temperature. E.g., Melting glaciers imply that
life in the Arctic is affected by _____________________.
The cutting down of trees in a large area, or the
destruction of forests by people. E.g.,
____________________ is destroying large areas of tropical
Suffering or death caused by lack of food. E.g., Millions
are threatened by ___________ and disease each year.
Caused mainly by logging and extensive agriculture and
farming, but also by the building of large dams and by
tourism.
If a country or city has too many inhabitants for the
available space or resources of food or materials. E.g.,
India is an ____________________ country.
Starvation
Rainforest destruction
Drought
Greenhouse effect
Smog
Climate change
Deforestation
Nuclear meltdowns
Overpopulated
Global warming
Desertification
Endangered
species
Water, land and air pollution
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Topics: What would you do to help the environment? / Is life in our planet in danger of
extinction? / Would you be happy living on another planet? or would you rather stay on
earth? Why? / Natural disasters / Advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in
the country.