Environment Flashcards

(81 cards)

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the existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment

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biodiversity

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a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion

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passion

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very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange

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extraoridnary

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relating to the way in which living things develop over millions of years

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evolutionary

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very complicated or detailed

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intricate

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region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings

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wilderness

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not changed or spoiled in an any way

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untouched

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to tell and manipulate someone that you would hurt them (physically or emotionally ) if they do not do what you want

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threaten

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a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing

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grassland

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the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct

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extinction

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an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

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catastrophe

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when something does not exist anymore

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to be wiped out

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move in a quivering way; flicker

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waver

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prosperous and growing; flourishing

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thriving

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a situation in which something is not likely to move or change

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stability

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to make smaller

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diminish

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easy to break / give some damage

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vulnerable

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not near to other places

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isolated

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set of attitudes

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mindset

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the action or process of applying a fertilizer to soil or land

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fertilisation

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can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect

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reliable

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a long season of rains

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monsoon

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the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm

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thunder

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a long, deep sound

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rumbling

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the development of a skill or knowledge
progress
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far away
remote
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in a way that can continue over a period of time
sustainably
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a human living a lifestyle in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (gathering edible wild plants) and hunting
hunter-gatherer
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a hunter who illegally kills animals
poacher
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recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
distinct
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able to be seen
visible
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found or distributed over a large area or number of people
widespread
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to get away from someone or something by using force or effort
break loose
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completely remove or get rid of
eliminate
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the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
habitat
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of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important
precious
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the action of clearing a wide area of trees
deforestation
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the sudden failure of a system, organization, business, etc.
collapse
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biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
ecosystem
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substances that provide nourishment essential for the maintenance of life and for growth
nutrients
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to pay part of the cost of something
subsidize
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species that kills and consumes certain other organisms for food
predator
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an area of coral, the top of which can sometimes be seen just above the sea
coral reef
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uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
wasteland
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the process when corals become white due to various stressors, such as changes in temperature, light, or nutrients
bleaching
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to cause something to start
to trigger
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to take something in, especially gradually
to absorb
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high heat accumulation at a particular location
excess heat
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to reach the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill
to peak
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a natural resource or source of energy that is not depleted by use, such as water, wind or solar power
renewable
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area with saltwater that supports marine life
marine habitat
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a wide, continuous area of something
expanse
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to grow or develop well / vigorously
thrive
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clean and fresh as if new / spotless
pristine
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the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
impact
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to mark a surface by pressing something hard into it
imprint
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catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there
overfishing
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(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans
tame
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an idea or belief that is not true
illusion
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to reject or to not accept
decline
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a set of animals or plants that disappear
species loss
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a covering of ice over a large area, especially on the polar region of a planet
ice cap
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become liquid or soft as a result of warming up
thaw
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the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
standard of living
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to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing
combat
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to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged
to jeopardize
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a lot of people living close together
densely-populated
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to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful
endure
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a colourless and odourless gas that occurs abundantly in nature and as a product of certain human activities
methane
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containing acid
acidic
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the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma
pollination
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a place unsuitable to live in
uninhabitable
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a thing that is unable to be undone
irreversible
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serious and immediate danger
peril
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to protect an environment and return it to its natural state, for example by bringing back wild animals that used to live there
rewild
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internal heat of the Earth
geothermal
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make smaller or less carbon
reduce carbon
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an animal that eats meat
carnivore
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an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
prey
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the act of seizing land
land grab
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the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments
wisdom