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p. 67 Glossary: Environment A Choose the best alternative.
1. According to many environmentalists, political decisions will play a crucial role in the future of our planet. 2. There is still an ongoing debate over climate change and its effect on global temperatures. 3. Is it possible to secure economic growth under the principles of sustainable development? Is it possible to find solutions that are good for the economy, people and biodiversity? 4. Avoiding deforestation is an example of nature-based solutions and one way to increase our resilience to climate impacts. 5. Nearly 40 percent of Earth’s ice-free surface has been cleared for agriculture. Subsistence farming was practised traditionally in the 19th century, but nowadays even the smallest farms rely on having business partners. 6. If the soil is exhausted we will run out of farming land. 7. By 2050 two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. This urbanisation combined with climate change means we have to find solutions to improve the well-being of these people. 8. Since The Endangered Species Act of 1973, at least 17 species have died out and even more are facing extinction. One of the main reasons for this is loss of habitat.
exercise B Match the beginnings and endings of the following compound words.
1. e, 2. h, 3. c, 4. i, 5. g , 6. a, 7. b, 8. f, 9. l, 10. d, 11. k, 12. j
1. According to many environmentalists, political decisions will play a crucial role in the future of our planet. 2. There is still an ongoing debate over climate change and its effect on global temperatures. 3. Is it possible to secure economic growth under the principles of sustainable development? Is it possible to find solutions that are good for the economy, people and biodiversity? 4. Avoiding deforestation is an example of nature-based solutions and one way to increase our resilience to climate impacts. 5. Nearly 40 percent of Earth’s ice-free surface has been cleared for agriculture. Subsistence farming was practised traditionally in the 19th century, but nowadays even the smallest farms rely on having business partners. 6. If the soil is exhausted we will run out of farming land. 7. By 2050 two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. This urbanisation combined with climate change means we have to find solutions to improve the well-being of these people. 8. Since The Endangered Species Act of 1973, at least 17 species have died out and even more are facing extinction. One of the main reasons for this is loss of habitat.
exercise B Match the beginnings and endings of the following compound words.
1. e, 2. h, 3. c, 4. i, 5. g , 6. a, 7. b, 8. f, 9. l, 10. d, 11. k, 12. j