E 3BI - Unit 3 - HTL Neufelden

to eat or drink sth

to take part

all the people living in a particular area

too many people

a set of animals or plants

animal and plant diversity / the number and different types of plants and animals

all the plants, animals, and people living in an area considered together with their environment as a system of relationships

living area / the natural environment

not harmful to the environment

renewability / self renewing

natural substances

to get rid of sth

danger / risk

in danger of being harmed / lost

the act of destroying sth

a situation in which sth no longer exists

to make air, water, or earth dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants / damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste

the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.

increase in world temperatures

an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere

a gas that causes the greenhouse effect

heat underground

ice turning into liquid

to balance one influence against an opposing influence

to refill

to change the direction

sb who is interested in or studies the environment

to give money and expect favours

therefore / that’s why

to continue to have / to keep in existence

the fact of becoming greater / more serious

to push out a large quantity of sth.

speed

actual / happening or existing at the present time

impact

to move upward

either of the two points at the most northern and most southern ends of the earth

to increase in size

what sb thinks will happen in the future

to act in a particular way

to add water to sth.

to go around or through sth

a movement of water

to throw sth. violently into sth.

increasingly / more and more

water in its gas form

the fact that sth is in a place

take up / soak up

something that exists and can be seen

extremely important / massive

caused by humans or their activities

reason / aim

removal of all the trees from an area

electromagnetic energy

degree / amount

the outside layer of sth.