Chapter 12 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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farmer

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el (la) agricultor(a)

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tree

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el árbol

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stream

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el arroyo

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trash

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la basura

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forest

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el bosque

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farm worker

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el (la) campesino(a)

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highway

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la carretera

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waterfall

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la catarata

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hill

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la colina

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traffic jam

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la congestión (de tráfico)

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factory

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la fábrica

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farm

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la finca

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metropolis

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la metrópolis

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nature

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la naturaleza

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skyscraper

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el rascacielos

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noise

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el ruido

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jungle

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la selva

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overpopulation

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la sobrepoblación

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land, earth

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la tierra

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traffic

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el tráfico

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public transportation

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el transporte público

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volcano

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el volcán

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accelerated

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acelerado(a)

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beautiful

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bello(a)

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dense

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denso(a)

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tranquil, peaceful

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tranquilo(a)

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to cultivate, to grow (plants)

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cultivar

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to lead a peaceful life

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llevar una vida tranquila

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to irrigate; to water

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regar (ie)

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to plant

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sembrar (ie)

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air

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el aire

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ozone layer

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la capa de ozono

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33
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pollution

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la contaminación

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development

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el desarrollo

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waste

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el desperdicio

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36
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destruction

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la destrucción

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ecology

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la ecología

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solar energy

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la energía solar

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lack, shortage

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la escasez

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species

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las especies

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park ranger

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el (la) guardaparques

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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nature

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la naturaleza

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naturalist

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el (la) naturalista

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petroleum

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el petróleo

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natural resources

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los recursos naturales

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polluted

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contaminado(a)

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destroyed

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destruido(a)

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pure

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puro(a)

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to run out

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acabar

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to conserve

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conservar

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to construct

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construir

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to pollute

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contaminar

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to develop

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desarrollar

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to destroy

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destruir

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to exploit

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explotar

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to protect

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proteger

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to recycle

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reciclar

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to pick up

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recoger

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to reforest

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reforestar

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to solve, resolve

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resolver (ue)

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to be endangered

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estar en peligro de extinción

63
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Don’t litter!

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¡No arroje basura!

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crocodile

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el cocodrilo

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snake

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la culebra

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jaguar

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el jaguar

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butterfly

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la mariposa

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monkey

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el mono

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bird

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el pájaro

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frog

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la rana

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turtle

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la tortuga

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to be glad

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alegrarse (de)

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to doubt

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dudar

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to be certain

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estar seguro (de)

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to bother

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molestar

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to worry about

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preocuparse de/por

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to be sorry

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sentir (ie)

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to surprise

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sorprender

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I wish that

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ojalá

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it’s good

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es bueno

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it’s certain/true that

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es cierto que

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it’s doubtful

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es dudoso

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it’s important

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es importante

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it’s (I’m)possible

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es (im)posible

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it’s logical

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es lógico

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it’s bad

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es malo

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it’s better

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es mejor

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it’s necessary

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es necesario

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it’s obvious that

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es obvio que

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it’s certain that

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es seguro que

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it’s ridiculous

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es ridículo

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it’s a shame

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es una lástima

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it’s true that

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es verdad que