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Environmental Vocabulary and Disasters

The natural world and environment document discusses various topics related to the natural world including: 1. Characteristics of different animals such as blue whales, Arctic terns, chimpanzees, and bats. 2. Statistics on endangered species and soil erosion in countries like Brazil and Argentina. 3. Descriptions of weather events and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, avalanches, eruptions, blizzards, hurricanes, and more. 4. Issues facing the planet like global warming, habitat loss, marine pollution, and extreme weather.

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Environmental Vocabulary and Disasters

The natural world and environment document discusses various topics related to the natural world including: 1. Characteristics of different animals such as blue whales, Arctic terns, chimpanzees, and bats. 2. Statistics on endangered species and soil erosion in countries like Brazil and Argentina. 3. Descriptions of weather events and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, avalanches, eruptions, blizzards, hurricanes, and more. 4. Issues facing the planet like global warming, habitat loss, marine pollution, and extreme weather.

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Class

The natural world and environment


1 Use the vocabulary map to help you choose the correct words.
1 Blue whales are solitary / slimy animals, swimming only occasionally in small groups, but more often
alone.
2 The Arctic tern has the longest-distance breeding ground / migration of any bird. It does a round trip of
35,000 km each year.
3 Our closest living relative in the predator / primate world is the chimpanzee – they share ninety-nine
percent of our DNA.
4 The bird with the longest beak / backbone in relation to body length is the sword-billed hummingbird.
5 Almost all species of bats are nocturnal / cuddly creatures.
6 There are 41,415 endangered / extinction species – this includes animals and plants.
7 Countries with the highest rates of soil waste / erosion include Brazil and Argentina.
8 There are over 50,000 known species of mammals / crustaceans including crabs, lobsters and shrimps.

2 Read the descriptions. What weather events and disasters do they refer to?
1 There was so much water – all of our belongings were ruined. _________________
2 We ran and sat under the kitchen table until it stopped. _________________
3 It hasn’t rained for months. The government have said that we can’t water our gardens. _________________
4 There was a loud rumbling noise before it happened. Luckily, we were already at the bottom of the
mountain. _________________
5 No lives were lost because the island was evacuated in time, but all villages were destroyed by the lava.
_________________
6 It was so difficult to walk in the snow and wind – I’ve never seen anything like it! _________________
7 My aunt lives in Florida and it caused serious damage – the roof of her house was blown off.
_________________
8 The temperature was almost 40 degrees yesterday, but there was so much water in the air.
_________________

3 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

cuddly freak gale-force global habitat marine noise


scorching soaring sub-zero torrential wildfires

Our planet is at a critical turning point and we all need to work together to reduce 1______ warming. Many
species are experiencing 2______ loss due to chemical pesticides and overfarming. 3______ animals are forced
from their homes due to 4______ pollution from ships and holidaymakers on boats. The weather is also
affected by 5______ heat – every year 6______ in Australia cause damage to unique landscapes and kill millions
of animals. 7______ weather in other countries has also caused problems, with 8______ temperatures in the
summer, 9______ rain and 10______ temperatures in winter.

© Pearson Education Limited 2021 GSE 60-74


Answer key
1
1 solitary
2 migration
3 primate
4 beak
5 nocturnal
6 endangered
7 erosion
8 crustaceans

2
1 flood
2 earthquake
3 drought
4 avalanche
5 eruption
6 blizzard
7 hurricane
8 humidity

3
1 global
2 habitat
3 Marine
4 noise
5 scorching
6 wildfires
7 Freak
8 soaring
9 torrential
10 sub-zero

© Pearson Education Limited 2021 GSE 60-74

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