Environment VocabularyVersión en línea This activity has been designed for reinforcing vocabulary about environment studied in class por Gloria Judith Montoya Idárraga 1 Group 1 2 Group 2 3 Group 3 4 Group 4 5 Group 5 6 Group 6 7 Group 7 8 Group 8 9 Group 9 10 Group 10 11 Group 11 GLOBAL WARMING An increase in the near surface temperature of the Earth. OZONE LAYER The protective layer in the atmosphere, about 15 miles above the ground, that absorbs some of the sun's ultraviolet rays. OVERPOPULATION A situation which occurs when the number of occupants of an area exceeds the ability of that area to provide for those occupants CUT DOWN To reduce the size, amount or number of something LOGGING The work of cutting down trees for their wood EXTINCTION The situation when an animal, plant, or language no longer exists CHEMICAL PRODUCT Any substance used in or resulting from a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules ANIMAL MISTREATMENT To treat animals in an unfair or cruel way POLLUTION The process of damaging the air, water, or land with chemicals or other substances ENVIRONMENT The air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time. ECOLOGY The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environments.
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