Share Mindset for IELTS 6B - Unit 6 - The Natural Environment
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to stop something from happening before it occurs
prevent
to happen
prevent
war, civil disasters, accidents, terrorist acts
manmade disasters
Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants, but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals.
pesticides
involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering
catastrophic
Causing great damage
disastrous/devastating
Species that normally live and thrive in a particular ecosystem
native species
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
conservation
grow or develop well or vigorously
thrive
balance of natural relationships in the environment
ecological balance
an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action
repercussion
a situation involving exposure to danger
at risk
adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
vulnerable
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
deforestation
likely to be harmed or damaged
under threat
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Biodiversity
