Environment. Vocabulary test

Things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. that exist in a place and can be used by people.

The general weather conditions usually found in a particular place.

Strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke.

Rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil.

Damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste.

Able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful.

The cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people.

A type of animal or plant that might stop existing because there are only a few of that type alive.

A gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space.

The number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this.