E 3BI - Unit 3 - HTL Neufelden

Book: Context@HTL 3 # Words 1-28 p.36 / Words 29-56 p.38/39

consume

to eat or drink sth

contribute / contributor

to take part

population

all the people living in a particular area

overpopulation

too many people

species

a set of animals or plants

biodiversity

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

ecosystems

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

habitats

living area / the natural environment

eco-friendly

not harmful to the environment

sustainability / sustainable

renewability / self renewing

resource

natural substances

dispose of

to get rid of sth

threats

danger / risk

endangered

in danger of being harmed / lost

destruction

the act of destroying sth

extinction

a situation in which sth no longer exists

pollute / pollution

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

emission

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

global warming / climate change

increase in world temperatures

greenhouse effect

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

greenhouse gas

a gas that causes the greenhouse effect

geothermal

heat underground

to thaw

ice turning into liquid

offset

to balance one influence against an opposing influence

to replenish

to refill

reverse

to change the direction

environmentalist

sb who is interested in or studies the environment

to bribe / a bribe

to give money and expect favours

hence

therefore / that’s why

maintain

to continue to have / to keep in existence

intensifying / intensification

the fact of becoming greater / more serious

to spew sth. out

to push out a large quantity of sth.

pace

speed

current

actual / happening or existing at the present time

effect

impact

to rise

to move upward

pole

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

expand

to increase in size

prediction

what sb thinks will happen in the future

behave

to act in a particular way

to dilute sth

to add water to sth.

circulate

to go around or through sth

current

a movement of water

to plunge sth. into sth.

to throw sth. violently into sth.

progressively

increasingly / more and more

water vapour

water in its gas form

presence

the fact that sth is in a place

absorb

take up / soak up

phenomenon

something that exists and can be seen

significant

extremely important / massive

anthropogenic

caused by humans or their activities

purpose

reason / aim

deforestation

removal of all the trees from an area

radiation

electromagnetic energy

extent

degree / amount

surface

the outside layer of sth.