9. IELTS Topic Related Vocabulary for Environment

IELTS Vocabulary for Environment

1. Wipe Out: Eliminate
2. Use up: Use until nothing is left
3. Spread out: Cover a large area
4. Scale down: Reduce the quality/quantity
5. Dispose off: Get rid off
6. Phase out: Stop gradually
7. to die out: see to become extinct
   
8. endangered species: categories of animals or plants that are in danger of becoming extinct
9. exhaust fumes: the toxic gases given off by vehicles powered by petrol
10. flash floods: floods that happen quickly
11. fossil fuels: energy resources like gas and oil that are produced deep below the ground over millions of years
12. to get back to nature: to live a life that is closer to nature
13. global warming: the increasing temperature of the world brought about by gases such as carbon dioxide
14. humanitarian aid: the act of showing support to people struggling to survive
15. impact on: the effect on
16. genetically modified: changed from usual using genes
17. Contaminated: Polluted
18. Toxic Waste: harmful waste
19. Quarintine: a place of isolation where contageous disese is treated
20. Biodegradable: decomposable
21. Green Belt: an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.
22. Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
23. the natural world: the world of nature
24. oil spill: waste usually deposited in the seas and oceans after an accident at sea
25. poaching: to hunt and kill wild animals illegally
26. pressure group: a group of people who try to raise awareness of issues and try to affect the views and actions of people and organisations
27. toxic waste: poisonous, unwanted rubbish often produced by industrial processes
28. wildlife conservation: to protect animals and plants and their habitats