Vocabulary

• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• break up
• habitat loss: The destruction or fragmentation of habitats, leading to a reduction in the area where species can live.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• consider: To think carefully about something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• agriculture: The science of farming
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• vary: To change something and make it different
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• master: To gain control over something
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• important: Having power or authority
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• recreational: Being done for pleasure
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
• worsen: To make or become worse
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• salamander: Amphibian resembling a lizard
• hoe: Garden tool used to remove weeds or break ground