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For thousands of years they had to rely on catching ________ and _________ as a means of sustenance. Passage: Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by exploiting sea mammals and fish.
sea mammals, fish
The territory of Nunavut consists of little more than ice, rock and a few _________ . Passage: Nunavut is 1.9 million square kilometers of rock and ice, and a handful of islands around the North Pole.
islands
In recent years, many of them have been obliged to give up their ________ lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly on ____________ for their food and clothes.
normadic ways
Over two thousand years ago, kites were used in China as weapons, as well as for sending ___________ .
messages
Savoury is a better-known word for ________. Passage:Certainly, our mouths and tongues have taste buds, which are receptors for the five basic flavors: sweet, salty, sour,bitter,and umami, or what is more commonly referred to as savoury
unami
The tongue was originally developed to recognise the unpleasant taste of _________ .
toxins
Gordon Shepherd uses the word 'neurogastronomy' to draw together a number of __________ related to the enjoyment of eating.
disciplines
Zhang refers to his business as a _______________. Passage: When asked why he decided to start a construction company, Zhang replies, 'It's not a construction company. It's a structural revolution."
structural revolution
In the late eighties, ___________ were holding back industrial progress in China.
Power shortages
In addition to power and cost benefits, Broad's AC units improve ____________________ .
climate control
Humans kill animals indirectly because industries need more and more........... of the on the Earth.
natural resources
The changes in the Earth's animals...........as well as its climate are harmful to all animals.
ozone layer
The official study of the environment in 1977 was directed by.....
Dr. Gerald Barney
One of the difficulties which humans were warned of by the report is......................
starvation
People use................. to make things that people think can improve their livess
money
People kill elephants and cut their faces off for................
ivory tusks
