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Review unit 3 real
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- 1ColtanMineral found mainly in Congo (80% of the world's reserves are located there), used in the manufacture of mobile phones, computers, digital cameras and plasma screen
- 2Culpritperson responsible for a problem.
- 3Degradationdeterioration of the environment, through the destruction of ecosystems and the overuse of natural resources
- 4Heat islandan urban area that is warmer (between 1ºC and 4ºC) than the rural area around it.
- 5Human impactthe effect caused over the environment by the human activity.
- 6Landslide/mudslidewhen earth or rock collapses down a mountain or a cliff.
- 7Leakwhen liquid or gas escapes through a hole or a crack.
- 8Microclimatethe climate of a small area, which is different from the climate of the area around it.
- 9Natural disasterwhen a natural event causes a lot of damage or suffering.
- 10Natural hazardnatural risk that can be dangerous for living things.
- 11Open ecosystemlike a city, they are ecosystems that change the weather, because they are not balanced (consumes more than it produces and generates waste that it cannot absorb).
- 12Overexploitto use something so much that there is a danger it will run out.
- 13Pollutionthe presence of harmful substances in air, water, soil, etc.
- 14Rubbish tipsspecially designed areas where waste is accumulated, collected and recycled.
- 15Sewerage systemthe process for removing wastewater from homes.
- 16Sustainablesomething that can continue for a long time without damaging the environment.
- 17Technological disasteran event involving industry, which causes significant human and environmental damage
- 18Urban microclimateclimatic conditions created by the buildings and the activity that takes place within a city and which are different from the surrounding area
- 19Wastewaterany water that has been used and is therefore contaminated.
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