Nature Flashcards by Mehrnoush Sarvandi | Brainscape

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Deforestation

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The action of clearing a wide area of trees

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Unsustainable

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Unmaintainable

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Arid

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Dry

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Famine

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Extreme scarcity of food

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Climate

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Weather

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Ecological

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زيست محيطى

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Typically

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Usually

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Vegetation

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Greenery

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Irrigation

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آبيارى

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Agriculture

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Farming

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Desertification

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تبديل خاك حاصل خيز به صحرا

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Crops

A

محصولات زراعى

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Drought

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Lack of rain

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Lush habitat

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Jungly area

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Hydrothermal vent

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An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows

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Cranny

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Gap

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Niche

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Place

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Nook

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Corner

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Diversify

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Expand

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Organism

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Creature

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Diversity

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Variety

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Wax and wane

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Increase and decrease

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Record

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Data

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Existence

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Presence

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Portable

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Hand-held

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Widely

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Broadly

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Brutality

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Violence

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Foundation

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Keystone, bedrock

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Prosperous

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Thriving, flourishing

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Key

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Vital, critical, major

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Tainted

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Contaminated, polluted, spoiled, fouled

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Advocating

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Backing, supporting

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Vibrant

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Alive, energetic

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Toxic

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Lethal, deadly, poisonous

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Fracking

A

Drilling technology used for extracting oil from deep underground

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Headwater

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River source

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Wetland

A

An area of land that is covered with water

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Sewage

A

گنداب

Q

GM food

A

Genetically modified food

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Tweaked

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Altered