10th form "Ecology" / Test

1. Have you ever looked out of a passenger plane from 30,000 feet at the vast mass of empty ocean and desert land, and wondered how people can ____ any major effect on the Earth?

2. It is now becoming pretty clear that we _____ a great deal of damage to the natural environment.

3. And the planes which rush us in comfort to destinations around the globe, _____ to one of the biggest environmental problems that we face today - global warming.

4. For those of us lucky enough to have money to spend, and the free time to spend, too, there are a huge number of _____ places to visit.

5. The cost of air transport has decreased rapidly over the years, and for many people, especially in rich countries, it is now _____ to fly around the world for relatively cheap price.

6. Unfortunately, planes produce far more carbon dioxide than any other form of public transport, and it is known _____ a greenhouse gas, a gas which traps the heat of the Sun, causing the temperature of the Earth to rise.

7. Scientists predict that in the near future the climate in Britain _____ that of Mideterranean, ironically a popular destination for British holidaymakers flying off to seek the sun.

8. If global warming continues, we may also find that many tourist destinations such as the Maldives _____ under water because of rising sea levels.

9. As usual, people in the developing world have to _____ problems created mainly by those of us in developed countries.

10. According to the statistics, one person flying in an airplane for one hour is ____ for the same greenhouse gas emissionsw as a typical African in the whole year.

11. The most obvious way of dealing with the problem is not to travel by plane at all. "Friends of the Earth" ____ people to travel by train and plan holidays nearer to their homes.

12. "Friends of the Earth" also advise ____ teleconferencing for international business meetings, though most business people still prefer to meet face-to-face.