sustainable – having the ability to last for a long time (e.g. sources of energy)
vegetation – plants (flowers, trees etc.)
to cultivate – to grow things
rural – describing the countryside
urban – describing towns & cities
conservation – keeping the natural environment unspoilt and looking after the plants and animals in it
irrigation – providing water to the land
contamination – pollution
an impact – the effect of something
a drought – a long period with little rainfall causing a region to become very dry
Polar ice caps – the North & South Pole, where ice has melted in recent years
a rainforest – a jungle
a deforestation – the mass-clearing of trees
venomous – poisonous e.g. snakes, spiders
a dam – a huge wall across a river to stop floods
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