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The environment

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    Definitions and vocabulary about the environment
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  • Combustible material formed in the geological past from remains of living organisms
    fossil fuel
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  • animals which can disappear if we don't protect them
    endangered species
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  • Products designed for being thrown away after use
    disposable products
  •  15
  • It's the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns due to burning fossil fuels
    climate change
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  • a warming of Earth's surface caused by the presence of some gases like water vapour, carbon dioxide or methane
    greenhouse effect
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  • It's an increase in the average temperature on the Earth's atmosphere
    Global warming
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  • To destroy the trees in a forest
    to cut down
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  • To throw away rubbish
    to dump
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  • To put something under the ground
    to bury
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  • energy that is produced using the sun, wind, water,...
    renewable energy
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  • The introduction of harmful substances into the environment
    pollution
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  • layer that covers the earth preventing ultraviolet rays from reaching living beings
    ozone layer
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  • unwanted or unusable material or substances 
    waste
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  • places where rubbish is dumped
    landfill
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  • the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organization or community
    carbon footprint
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  • The extinction of trees for economical purpose
    deforestation
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