Environment Flashcards
(81 cards)
the existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment
biodiversity
a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion
passion
very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange
extraoridnary
relating to the way in which living things develop over millions of years
evolutionary
very complicated or detailed
intricate
region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings
wilderness
not changed or spoiled in an any way
untouched
to tell and manipulate someone that you would hurt them (physically or emotionally ) if they do not do what you want
threaten
a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing
grassland
the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct
extinction
an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
catastrophe
when something does not exist anymore
to be wiped out
move in a quivering way; flicker
waver
prosperous and growing; flourishing
thriving
a situation in which something is not likely to move or change
stability
to make smaller
diminish
easy to break / give some damage
vulnerable
not near to other places
isolated
set of attitudes
mindset
the action or process of applying a fertilizer to soil or land
fertilisation
can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect
reliable
a long season of rains
monsoon
the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm
thunder
a long, deep sound
rumbling