34. environment Flashcards
causing or likely to cause harm.
It could be said that alcohol and tobacco are much more #harmful drugs than either cocaine or heroin.
a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
The kite is designed to take pictures of #planets and asteroids around the solar system.
(of an armed force or its commander) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
Argentinian forces #invaded and occupied the British Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
In North America factories and jobs in #industry migrated from north to south.
in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.
It is a dense city with distinct #urban cores, practical and delightful to traverse on foot.
the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
This season, Perez is trying to show the club that he is ready for more #responsibility, wherever head coach Bob Bradley might need him.
contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances.
When washed off, these substances drain away to #pollute public water resources.
able or likely to cause harm or injury.
It was very dark and the terrain was dangerous so it was decided that it was too #dangerous to carry on with the search.
convert (waste) into reusable material.
In Waterford City, 35 tonnes of packaging waste is #recycled each week through the green bin collection.
the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
While growing demand for wood and timber represents a big threat to the world’s forests, in fact the biggest driver of #deforestation is agriculture.
such as well might happen or be true; probable.
It is #likely that the various schemes would be paid for with a mix of public cash and private investment.
the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
But the #atmosphere of the early Earth contained much less oxygen than it does today.
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g., Homo sapiens.
They have found the genes that somewhat resemble the genes of the bird #species.
a single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
His essential argument is that humans, as #individuals, are inherently capitalist.
the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
We want to encourage people to donate their time and #energy to voluntary activities and we want to see voluntary organisations free to do the work they are set up to do.
cut (something, especially a person’s hair) very short.
He looked to be in his thirties, with short #cropped dark hair and bright hazel eyes.
the earth.
Not only has the idea of schooling spread across the #globe but, argue world culture theorists, schooling all over the world takes the same general form.
cease to be visible.
In utter amazement, Kirby found herself standing alone on the curb watching Jason’s taillights #disappear into the night.
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
The simulations also show that the structure of the linker is strongly affected by its lipid #environment.
relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
pollution is posing a serious threat to the #ecological balance of the oceans.
use again or more than once.
The theatre company hoped to save money by #reusing its existing technical equipment, but in the event all had to be renewed, and more funding had to be found.
maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
The record office provides a window on Wiltshire and Swindon’s past by #preserving many thousands of documents produced by individuals and organisations in their day-to-day lives down the centuries.
reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
The district had gone from self-sufficiency to an #extreme degree of dependency.
a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
There are most likely two factors - apart from voter apathy - which have a significant #effect on the poll results.
