Celpip voca (3) Environment and Nature Vocabulary

botany 식물학
Learning plant names and classifications are a part of studying botany.

toxic (adj)
Many Americans are worried about the toxic chemical spill in West Virginia.

deplete
Cars consume gasoline and produce carbon dioxide that depletes the ozone layer, creating holes in the atmosphere. 
People are concerned that the East Coast fishing industries are overfishing, causing fish supplies to be depleted. 고갈되다

pollution
Water pollution, such as oil spills, negatively affect organisms that live in the ocean.
Forms of air pollution include carbon dioxide produced by motor vehicles.

extinction
Dinosaurs were the primary animals on earth for millions of years, but they reached extinction long ago.
Overhunting may cause certain species to face extinction.
in danger of extinction

resources
Water is one of our most precious natural resources and must be used wisely.
Examples of natural resources that we use daily include water, salt, and timber. 
* timber

global
Climate change has global effects that influence many countries around the world.
We can check global weather networks to learn about the climate conditions around the world.

fauna
the local flora and fauna
Dad loves African fauna, particularly giraffes.
A type of fauna found in tropical rainforests is a boa constrictor, a large and non-poisonous snake.

herbivore
carnivore
insectivore
omnivore

flora
Mom loves colorful rainforest flora such as orchids.
Tillandsia, a plant, is a type of flora that can be found in tropical rainforests.

* orchid
orchard

reserve
On the way home, we drove by a nature reserve and saw various endangered wild animals and plants.
To protect endangered species, governments create wildlife reserves.

ecosystem
The extinction of one species can affect the entire ecosystem, leading to the extinction of other life forms.
To protect the marine ecosystem, Kristina supports the idea of banning fishing.

substance
Some human-produced substances, such as the materials used in fire extinguishers, are harmful to the environment.
Some chemical products contain toxic substances that are harmful to our health.

summit
A group of tourists hiked up Grouse Mountain and successfully made it to the summit before they came back down.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds can cause mountain summits to erode.
*erode 침식하다
*풍화하다 weather

* summit, peak, pinnacle, climax, apex, acme, culmination: the highest point attained or attainable
* topmost (formal) uppermost가장 높은, 맨 위의 < tip-topmost 
* culminate 고조에 달하다 culminate in/with ~로 끝이 나다

geology
Gerad is an expert on rocks and soil because he's taken a lot of geology classes.
Gary majors in Geology at his university because he is interested in learning about how certain landscapes were formed. 

impact
Destroying an entire forest by cutting down too many trees can have a significant environmental impact.
Amal is concerned that industries producing toxic waste will severely impact the environment.

 

 

	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
1	botany	-	botanical	botanically
2	toxicity	-	toxic	toxically
3	depletion	deplete, depleted, depleting	depleted depleting	-
4	pollution pollutant	pollute polluted, polluting	polluted	-
5	extinction	-	extinct	-
6	resources resourcing	resource resourced, resourcing	resourceful,  resourced, resource	-
7	globe	globalize	global	globally
8	fauna	-	faunal	faunally
9	flora	-	floral	florally
10	reserve	reserve, reserved, reserving	reserved	reservedly
11	ecosystem	-	ecosystemic	ecosystemically
12	substance	-	substantial	substantially
13	summit	summit, summited, summiting	-	-
14	geology, geologist	-	geological	geologically
15	impact	impact, impacted, impacting	impacted	-