Text 1 Q&A NATURAL
DISASTERS
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| A volcano, an earthquaque, a landslide, a tornado, a drought, a flood |
a)
PREVENT: to keep from occurring; stop
MELT: to
(cause to) become liquid by heat
DEEP adj. extending far down from the top or surface
ERUPT to
burst forth, come out
EVAPORATE: (cause to) change from a liquid or solid state into
vapor or gas
b) and
c)
1D (No, they
can’t, but they can predict which places are going to be hit sometime in the
future)
2B
(We can plant more trees)
3A
(They can be caused by earthquakes under the ocean, a landslide or a volcano
erupting)
4E
(Yes, it is)
5C
(The sea level will rise around the world and a lot of
towns and cities round the world will be flooded)
d)
1 Because the ocean is less deep there. 2
Because the water isn’t held in the ground, so it evaporates. 3 Over 50%.
4 The Caribbean, Chile, Indonesia, Japan and North America. 5 On
average the world’s temperature has increased by 1.5ºC in the last 150 years
and eight of the ten hottest years have been recorded in the last two decades.
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1 environment
2 recycling 3
over-consumption
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2T 3T 4T
5F 6T 7F
8T 9F
