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Unit 9 part 2

Terms in this set (33)

Habitat
the natural home of a plant or animal
Hook
a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on
House
to provide someone with a place to live; keep, store
Impact
the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something
Krill
small shellfish
Measures
an action, especially an official one, that is intended to deal with a particular problem
Minimize
to reduce something that is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant to the smallest possible amount or degree
Modified
adj altered, slightly changed especially in order to improve it or make it less extreme
Negotiate
to discuss something in order to reach an agreement
Organic
relating to farming food without using artificial chemicals, or produced or grown by these methods
Pesticide
a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops
Preserve
to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed
Rainforest
a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot
Recreation
an activity that you do for pleasure or amusement
Recycling
the process of treating used objects or materials so that they can be used again
Regenerate
to make something develop and grow strong again
Region
a large area of a country or of the world, usually without exact limits
Regulation
1) an official rule or order 2) control over something, especially by rules
Release
to let someone go free, after having kept them somewhere
Resources
something such as useful land, trees or minerals such as oil or coal, that exist in a country and can be used to increase its wealth
Restore
to make sth return to its former state or condition; re-establish
Scheme
an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education or training
Sediment
solid substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid
Seed
a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows
Sewage
the mixture of waste from the human body and used water that is carried away from houses by pipes under the ground
Species
a group of plants or animals whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants
Starvation
suffering or death caused by lack of food (hunger)
Toxic
containing poison, or caused by poisonous substances
Ultimate
as good or as bad as possible; sth that is better, more extreme, or important than all others; someone's ultimate aim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the future
Undertake
1) to agree to be responsible for a job or project and do it
2)to promise or agree to do something
Vault
1) a jump over something
2) a room with thick walls and strong door where money, jewels etc are kept in a bank; an underground room where people's bodies are buried, especially under a church
Volunteer
someone who is not paid for the work they do; someone who offers to do sth without being forced
Wrapping
the cloth, paper or plastic that is wrapped around something to protect it
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