vocabulary unit 3

Question 1

chaotic

Answer 1

in state of complete disorder

Question 2

community

Answer 2

a group of people that live in a particular place

Question 3

cosmopolitan

Answer 3

full of people from many different countries

Question 4

descendants

Answer 4

people of later generations

Question 5

district

Answer 5

an area of a town or country

Question 6

dynamic

Answer 6

full of energy

Question 7

global

Answer 7

affecting all parts of the world; international

Question 8

immigrant

Answer 8

a person who moves permanently to a different country

Question 9

livable

Answer 9

suitable for living in

Question 10

manageable

Answer 10

able to be dealt with easily

Question 11

metropolitan

Answer 11

relating to a large, busy city

Question 12

rapid

Answer 12

fast

Question 13

renewal

Answer 13

the act of restoring

Question 14

ban

Answer 14

to refuse to allow

Question 15

infrastructure

Answer 15

the basic facilities (such as transportation, power supplies,and buildings) that allow a city or organization to function

Question 16

per capita

Answer 16

(the amount) per person

Question 17

transformation

Answer 17

a complete change in the appearance of something (usually for the better)

Question 18

urbanization

Answer 18

the process by which more and more people move from rural areas to the cities

Question 19

nutrition

Answer 19

the foods that you take into your body (and how they influence your health)

Question 20

in isolation (from)

Answer 20

separately (from)

Question 21

dense

Answer 21

containing a lot of people or things in a small area; crowded

Question 22

destruction

Answer 22

the state of being destroyed

Question 23

drought

Answer 23

a long period of time in which no rain falls

Question 24

soil

Answer 24

the substance on the surface of the earth in which plants grow; dirt

Question 25

stunt

Answer 25

to prevent something from growing as much as it should