ВШО 9 клас Nature and the environment. Natural protection. Ecological problems.

People don’t think about sorting their ________ that’s why we have too much of it. 

Pandas are so cute, but we may not see them in the future, they are __________ . 

We can see the result of ________ even in our country. The water in the Dnipro river is green again!  

 People can easily stop ____________. They need to bring less plastic to their homes. 

_________________ in India is a serious problem, because not all the people have normal food and homes. 

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water pollution

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air pollution

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plastic pollution

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overpopulation

Nowadays, there are a lot of ___________ animals that can become extinct very soon.

Many species of animals die out as a result of _____________ because people destroy their natural habitats and some rare animals can live only in a certain place.

If people _____________ action now, the environmental problems ___________ worse and more serious.

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      Over the last twenty years, we have produced more plastic than during the last century. Why? It’s cheap and easy to produce. Most of the plastic we use only once and then throw away. But it doesn’t disappear. It covers the Earth and goes into the oceans. It can also become microplastic. Have you heard about it? It’s so small that we don’t even see it. But it’s around us: in the water we drink, in the food we eat or in the cosmetics we use.

           The “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch” is an area with waste plastic in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are not sure how big it is. They say it can be 700 000 km² or more than 15 mln km². Most of this plastic comes from plastic bags, plastic water bottles and cups. The sun breaks this plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. Millions of marine animals die when they eat this plastic. It is not easy to clean it. Scientists say the best answer is to stop throwing away plastic.

Why have people produced more plastic lately?   

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      Over the last twenty years, we have produced more plastic than during the last century. Why? It’s cheap and easy to produce. Most of the plastic we use only once and then throw away. But it doesn’t disappear. It covers the Earth and goes into the oceans. It can also become microplastic. Have you heard about it? It’s so small that we don’t even see it. But it’s around us: in the water we drink, in the food we eat or in the cosmetics we use.

           The “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch” is an area with waste plastic in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are not sure how big it is. They say it can be 700 000 km² or more than 15 mln km². Most of this plastic comes from plastic bags, plastic water bottles and cups. The sun breaks this plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. Millions of marine animals die when they eat this plastic. It is not easy to clean it. Scientists say the best answer is to stop throwing away plastic.

Where can microplastic be found?

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      Over the last twenty years, we have produced more plastic than during the last century. Why? It’s cheap and easy to produce. Most of the plastic we use only once and then throw away. But it doesn’t disappear. It covers the Earth and goes into the oceans. It can also become microplastic. Have you heard about it? It’s so small that we don’t even see it. But it’s around us: in the water we drink, in the food we eat or in the cosmetics we use.

           The “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch” is an area with waste plastic in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are not sure how big it is. They say it can be 700 000 km² or more than 15 mln km². Most of this plastic comes from plastic bags, plastic water bottles and cups. The sun breaks this plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. Millions of marine animals die when they eat this plastic. It is not easy to clean it. Scientists say the best answer is to stop throwing away plastic.

 Where is “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch”?

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      Over the last twenty years, we have produced more plastic than during the last century. Why? It’s cheap and easy to produce. Most of the plastic we use only once and then throw away. But it doesn’t disappear. It covers the Earth and goes into the oceans. It can also become microplastic. Have you heard about it? It’s so small that we don’t even see it. But it’s around us: in the water we drink, in the food we eat or in the cosmetics we use.

           The “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch” is an area with waste plastic in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are not sure how big it is. They say it can be 700 000 km² or more than 15 mln km². Most of this plastic comes from plastic bags, plastic water bottles and cups. The sun breaks this plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. Millions of marine animals die when they eat this plastic. It is not easy to clean it. Scientists say the best answer is to stop throwing away plastic.

How big is “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch”?

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      Over the last twenty years, we have produced more plastic than during the last century. Why? It’s cheap and easy to produce. Most of the plastic we use only once and then throw away. But it doesn’t disappear. It covers the Earth and goes into the oceans. It can also become microplastic. Have you heard about it? It’s so small that we don’t even see it. But it’s around us: in the water we drink, in the food we eat or in the cosmetics we use.

           The “Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch” is an area with waste plastic in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are not sure how big it is. They say it can be 700 000 km² or more than 15 mln km². Most of this plastic comes from plastic bags, plastic water bottles and cups. The sun breaks this plastic into smaller and smaller pieces. Millions of marine animals die when they eat this plastic. It is not easy to clean it. Scientists say the best answer is to stop throwing away plastic.

What do scientists suggest about this problem?