Environment Vocabulary Set 3: The natural world – resources & environment
climate – the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place.
- Egypt has a hot, dry climate with very little rainfall.
climate change – a change in global or regional temperature patterns.
- Climate change has led to the melting of the polar ice caps.
Collocation:
combat climate change – to stop or reverse the effects of climate change.
- It is only by countries working together to combat climate change that we will
save our planet.
natural resources – materials or substances that exist in nature, such as coal, oil, and
timber, and can be used by people.
- The success of humans as a species has been largely due to their ability to exploit
the Earth’s natural resources.
Collocation:
rich in natural resources – having a lot of natural resources.
- It is believed that Antarctica is rich in natural resources but many fear an
ecological disaster if mining is allowed to go ahead.
fossil fuels – a fuel, such as coal, oil and gas, that is formed in the earth from dead
plants and animals.
- Fossil fuels give off large amounts of carbon when burned which is damaging to the
atmosphere.
atmosphere – the layer of gases surrounding the Earth or any other planet.
- Asteroids usually burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
ozone layer – a layer of the colourless gas ozone that exists high above the Earth's
surface and which prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the
Earth.
- Without the ozone layer, it would be very difficult for anything to survive on Earth.
carbon dioxide – a gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals
breathe out.
- Trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen which helps to keep our
atmosphere healthy.
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