Environment Problems Flashcards
Whaling
Hunting aquatic mammals
Poaching
Killing an animal out of season without a license
Habitat
Where animal and plants usually lives
Captivity
Where animal are confined by humans
Fur
Pelos
Shell
Concha
Horn
Chifre
Farming
Raising animals on a farm
Breeding
Raising animals to reproduce them
Extinct
Wiping out an entire species
Endangered
Risk of being wiped out
Climate change
Changes in the world weather as a result of human activity
Drought
A long period without water
One-off event
Something that happens just once
Bushfire
Fires that are burn strongly and out of control in wooded, grassy areas
Wildfire
A fire burning in any rural area that spreads quickly and it’s difficult to control
Weather forecast
A statement of what is judged likely happen in the future
Oil spill
The release of petroleum into nature, especially marine ecosystem
Garbage dump
Also known as landfill, site for the disposal of waste material
Sewage
Waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste / Esgoto
Noise pollution
Sound levels with a harmful impact on human or animal life
Logging
Cutting down trees in order to use the wood
Monoculture farming
Producing or growing a single crop or livestock species
Gas emission
Any compounds that trap heat in the atmosphere