44. The environment

Question 1

pasture mismanagement

overgrazing

Answer 1

pasture mismanagement: mal manejo de pastos
Overgrazing: sobrepastoreo
-One of the main pressures on biodiversity
-Unsustainable use of grazed pasture without giving plants time to recover

Question 2

desertification

Answer 2

the process by which land becomes so dry that it cannot be used for farming
‘Soil erosion and drought have led to desertification.’

Question 3

depletion

Answer 3

depletion: agotamiento
a reduction in the amount of something or the number of things
‘the depletion of the ozone layer’

Question 4

Intensive agriculture

Answer 4

bio-intensive farming affects estuaries and environments

Question 5

soil erosion

Answer 5

the process by which soil is gradually removed by the rain, wind, or sea

Question 6

‘undergoing’

Answer 6

undergoing: experiemntando

some of the country’s old industrial cities are undergoing a massive programme of regeneration