IELTS Vocabulary - ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

English vocabulary related to Environment you may use on IELTS writing task 2.

Environment

Here are IELTS vocabulary about environment with its meaning. It will help you in IELTS reading.

ü climate change - changes in the Earth's weather patterns (تغير الطقس);                                                                                          

ü acid rain - rain that contains dangerous chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories (مطر حمضي);

ü industrial waste - damaged, defective, or superfluous material produced by industry (مخلفات المصانع);                                               

ü urbanization - the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas (تمدن - تحضر);

ü biodegradable - capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes, bacteria, etc. (قابل للتحلل);

ü environmentalist / environmental activist - a person who works to protect the natural world from pollution and other threats (مناصر لحماية البيئة);

ü natural disaster - a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths (كارثة طبيعية);

Environment

ü hybrid cars – cars in which two or more distinct types of power, such as internal combustion engine + electric motor are used (سيارات هجينة);

ü fertilizers - a substance (such as manure or a special chemical) that is added to soil to help the growth of plants (سماد);

ü rainforest - a tropical forest that receives a lot of rain and that has very tall trees (غابات مطيرة);

ü chemicals - substances obtained by a chemical process or producing a chemical effect (كيماويات);

ü sustainable agriculture - is the act of farming based on an understanding of ecosystem services, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment (الزراعة الدائمة – نوع من الزراعة يهدف الي الحفاظ علي التربه);  (Wikipedia)

ü adverse environmental effects - abnormal, harmful, or undesirable impact on environment (تأثيرات عكسية علي البيئة);

ü climate change mitigation - consists of actions to limit the magnitude or rate of long-term climate change (Wikipedia). (تقليل- الحد من تغيرات المناخ);

ü emissions - substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine) (شئ منبعث);

ü exhaust fumes - gases ejected from an engine as waste products (عوادم);

ü to conserve energy - use energy carefully in order to prevent loss or waste (يحافظ علي الطاقة);

ü toxic – containing poisonous substances (سام);

ü to recycle - to send (used newspapers, bottles, cans, etc.) to a place where they are made into something new (تدوير – اعادة تصنيع);

ü the 3 Rs concept: reducing, reusing, recycling (تقليل، اعادة استخدام، اعادة تصنيع );