vocab Flashcards
relating to towns and cities
urban (adj)
in a suburb, relating to a suburb, or typical of a suburb
suburban (adj)
relating to the countryside, or in the countryside
rural (adj)
polluted air that formed a cloud close to the ground
smog (n)
thick clouds that form close to the ground and are difficult to see through
fog (n)
a grey, black or white cloud that is produced by sth that is burning
smoke (n)`
a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground
mist (n)
the conditions that exist in the atmosphere, for example, whether it is hot, cold, sunny or wet
weather (n)
the climate of a country or region is the type of weather it has
climate (n)
a statement about what is likely to happen, usually relating to the weather
forecast (n)
a statement about what you think will happen in the future
prediction (n)
the useless materials, substances or parts that are left after you have used sth
waste (n)
things that people have dropped on the ground in a public place, making it untidy
litter (n)
things that you throw away because they are no longer useful
rubbish (n)
not dirty or polluted
clean (adj)
if the sky is clear, there are no clouds
clear (adj)
to rain very hard
pour (v)
to rain very lightly
drizzle (v)
to cover a place with water, or to become coved with water
flood (v)
the natural world, including the land, water, air, plants and animals
environment (n)
a place and all the things in it
surroundings (n)
a natural current of air that moves fast enough for you to feel it
wind (n)
the mixture of gases that we breathe
air (n)
a lake, often an artificial one, where water is stored so that it can be supplied to houses, factories, etc
reservoir (n)
a large area of water surrounded by land
lake (n)
a small pool of water that is left on the ground after it has rained
puddle (n)
an area of water that is smaller than a lake
pond (n)
the loud noise that you sometimes hear in the sky during a storm
thunder (n)
the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm
lightning (n)
including or affecting the whole world
global (adj)
happening of existing all over the world
worldwide (adj)
a large flat area of land
plain (n)
an area of land that is used for keeping animals or growing food
field (n)
a large area of land with few plants and dry weather
desert (n)
if sth such as a type of animal or plant is extinct, it no longer exists
extinct (adj)
if sth such as a type of animal or plant is endangered, it may soon become extinct
endangered (adj)
to treat waste materials so that they can be used again
recycle (v)
to use sth again
reuse (v)
