ADVANCED VOCABULARY - THE NATURAL WORLD 1

Advanced Vocabulary - The Natural World 1

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1) mammals, including humans, comprise most of the 5,500 species of living mammals.

2) Antarctica boasts the most climate and unpredictable weather of anywhere on earth.

3) A seven-year-old girl has found a dating back millions of years in her garden.

4) Dhaka city was for the second day in the row due to the torrential rains.

5) Control and eventual of weeds will lead to improved local and regional productivity.

6) Vast of our rural and agricultural landscapes are being reimagined by organic farming.

7) Global warming has raised concerns about the sustainability of agriculture in regions.

8) energy uses the earth's natural internal heat to generate electricity and heating.

9) Water ecosystems both and purify water resources essential to human health and well-being.

10) The last , 20,000-10,000 years ago, was a period of coexisting global warming.

1)	placental (adj)	relating to, having, or occurring by means of a placenta
2)	inhospitable (adj)	(of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in
3)	fossil (n)	the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant
4)	inundate (v)	cover an area of land with a large amount of water
5)	eradication (n)	get rid of or destroy something completely
6)	swathe (n)	a long strip or large area especially of land
7)	arid (adj)	(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; very dry
8)	geothermal (adj)	connected with the natural heat of rock deep in the ground
9)	replenish (v)	fill or build up again
10)	deglaciation (n)	the disappearance of ice from a previously glaciated region