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Glossary
- Abuse
- to use wrongly; mistreat
- Acid rain
- precipitation which is unnaturally acidic
- Biodegradable
- can be readily decomposed by bacteria
- Consumption
- using up goods and resources
- Disposable
- designed to be thrown away
- Drought
- period of dry weather
- Ecosystem
- interacting organisms in a habitat
- Ecology
- science dealing with organisms and their environment
- Emissions
- substances discharged into the environment
- Fossil fuels
- fuels formed from plant and animal remains
- Groundwater
- water found underground
- Habitat
- natural home of plant or animal
- Interdependence
- depending on each other
- Interrelated
- connected or related to each other
- Irrigate
- to supply with water using ditches, canals
- Landfill
- a place where garbage fills up land
- Percolate
- to filter down, as water through soil
- Pesticides
- chemicals for killing insects, weeds, etc.
- Pollute
- to make unclean or impure
- Purify
- to clean
- Recycle
- to use again
- Renewable
- to be restored to original state
- Sewage
- waste carried off by sewer systems
- Toxic
- poisonous
- Vapour
- gas formed by heating a solid or liquid
- Water table
- top level of groundwater
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