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Interchange 5 U7 (Word Power)

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  • the fact of a country or city having too many people living in it
    overpopulation
  • a lack of food during a long period of time in a region
    famine
  • the state of being poor
    poverty
  • the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area
    deforestation
  • a long period of time when there is little or no rain
    drought
  • the increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide
    global warming
  • a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds
    sandstorm
  • dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority
    government corruption
  • a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
    earthquake
  • a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
    landslide
  • a violent tropical storm with very strong winds
    typhoon
  • the state of having no home
    homelessness
  • can be passed easily from one person to another, especially through air or water
    infectious diseases
  • an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
    tsunami
  • the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job
    unemployment
  • a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
    flood
  • a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed
    recession
  • a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time
    war