Nature and environment (11 form)

… is caused mainly by industrial pollution and greenhouse effect.

…. of tropical rainforests can have a huge impact on global climate and biodiversity.

… refers to the changes in the climate and a rise in the average temperatures on Earth.

…. is affecting atmospheric circulation.

Endangered species are animals or plants that … .

The distance from one place to another is ______________ .

Animal species is _________________ .

Water that falls from mountains or hills to a lower place is known as ____________ .

_______________ is a view or a picture of the countryside.

The highest part of a mountain is a _________ .

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Live a sustainable lifestyle _______means consuming less in general.

Try going to local charity or thrift shops ______you can buy second-hand and vintage clothes.

Not everyone has to go vegan to make a change. You can become one of the people ______cut down meat consumption to a couple of days a week.

Try shopping at zero-waste shops ______you can buy unpackaged food. You can also choose food with less packaging at a supermarket.

Try to travel by plane as little as possible. There are many other means of more eco-friendly transportation _______ bring less harm to the environment.

Greta was joined by others _______ were fighting for climate.

A huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land is ______________ .

El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico is one of the most ecologically diverse forests in the US. Ecologically diverse means ________________ .

To maintain (something) in its original or existing state means ____________.

Salar de Uyuni is the largest expanse of salt-crusted earth. The word “expanse” means ___________ .

Thunberg was invited to many summits, meetings, protests, has received several awards and a world fame _________ has made her both a leader and a target for critics.

That’s the story of Greta _________ started a global climate strike “just by not attending school for a day”.

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When Greta first learned about climate, she was shocked ________ adults didn’t seem to take the crisis seriously.

Thunberg sailed to North America _______ she attended the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit.

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the relationship of living things to their environment and to each other, or the scientific study of this

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the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live

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a series of living things that are connected because each group of things eats the group below it in the series

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a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms