Vocabulary

• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• at least: As a minimum
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• landscape architect: A person who designs outdoor environments, especially parks or gardens, incorporating both natural and man-made elements.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• important: Having power or authority
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grizzly: Grayish
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
• safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
• elk: Largest North American deer that has a lot of hair