Desertification, Drought and their Consequences
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shariy1 on February 1, 2010
Subjects:
The Environment: Change and its Repurcussions
Description:
Unit 5, Input 1
Intermediate Mainstream
Beyond the Boundaries Level 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accompany (v) | to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something |
| aggravate (v) | make worse |
| yield (n) | The production of something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information |
| conservation (n) | the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources |
| considerably (adv) | large or of noticeable importance |
| conversely (adv) | in an opposite way |
| crop (n) | (the total amount gathered of) a plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts |
| density (n) | the amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume |
| deteriorate (v) | to make or become worse |
| drought (n) | a long period without rain |
| enrich (v) | to improve the quality of |
| exaggerate (v) | to say that something is larger or greater than it really is; overstate |
| detriment (n) | harm or damage |
| disappear (v) | if people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found |
| exclusion (n) | when someone or something is not allowed to take part in an activity or to enter a place |
| exploitation (n) | when someone uses someone else unfairly for their own advantage |
| extent (n) | area or length; amount |
| fragile (adj) | easily broken or damaged or destroyed |
| gradual (adj) | happening or changing slowly over a long period of time or distance |
| habitat (n) | The place or type of place where a plant or animal is normally found |
| magnitude (n) | greatness of importance or size |
| monitor (v) | to watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it |
| obtain (v) | to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it or producing it from something else |
| occasional (adj) | not happening or done often or regularly |
| offset (v) | to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result |
| priority (n) | Something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things: |
| prone (adj) | having a tendency (to) |
| regard (n) | consideration or attention |
| resolution (n) | the ability of a microscope, or a television or computer screen, to show things clearly and with a lot of detail |
| rural (adj) | In, of or like the countryside |
| substantial (adj) | Large in size, value or importance |
| susceptible (adj) | Open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
| urgent (adj) | very important and needing to be dealt with immediately |
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