Reading4 Vocabulary4

Question 1

enforcement

Answer 1

• the action of making sure a law is followed and obeyed

- >Durchsetzung, Durchführung

Question 2

exacerbate

Answer 2

• to make bad situation worse

- >verschärfen, verschlimmern

Question 3

moist

Answer 3

• damp

- >feucht

Question 4

precipitation

Answer 4

• rainfall

- >Niederschlag

Question 5

prevailing winds

Answer 5

• winds from a specific direction

- >vorherrschende Winde, Hauptwindrichtung

Question 6

purify

Answer 6

• to rid something of harmful substances

- >reinigen

Question 7

rain shadow

Answer 7

-an area protected from rainfall by high mountains

Question 8

resolution

Answer 8

• a formal statement of a decision or an opinion

- >Beschluss, Regelung

Question 9

runoff

Answer 9

• chemicals and animal waste that flow into water

- >Abfluss

Question 10

staggering

Answer 10

• shocking because of being so huge

- >atemberaubend, umwerfend

Question 11

strain

Answer 11

• to put a lot of pressure on something

- >belasten, anstrengen

Question 12

subsidize

Answer 12

• to pay part of the cost of something

- >subventionieren (fördern)

Question 13

thereby

Answer 13

• because of this; as a result of this

- >dadurch

Question 14

trap

Answer 14

-to contain, catch, or hold something

Question 15

underlying

Answer 15

• real, but not obvious or easily seen

- >zugrunde liegen, grundlegend