ReaL Book, Stage B: Workshop 2, Part 1

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  1. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  2. environment
    the physical world including plants and animals
  3. natural resource
    material in the environment that can be used by people
  4. resource
    a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
  5. reservoir
    lake used to store water for community use
  6. cycle
    a single execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
  7. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  8. access
    the right to make use of or take advantage of something
  9. contaminate
    make impure
  10. finally
    as the end result of a sequence or process
    They argued for days. Finally, they decided to have a contest to determine the more powerful.
  11. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
    He destroyed the grasslands.
  12. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    Several factors contribute to drought...
  13. region
    a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    Sometimes a region gets less precipitation (rain and snow) than normal.
  14. affect
    have an influence upon
    They carry less water than usual to areas downstream. So those areas are affected by drought too.
  15. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
    In 2011, more than 250,000 people died during a famine in Somalia, in East Africa. The famine was the direct result of a severe, long-lasting drought.
  16. impact
    a forceful consequence; a strong effect
    We cannot prevent droughts from happening. But we can take steps to plan and prepare for drought and to lessen its impact.
  17. particular
    distinct from others of the same group or category
    For example, we can study weather patterns to predict when drought is likely to strike a particular area.
  18. recycle
    use again after processing
    We can take steps to recycle water, conserve and store water, and keep freshwater sources clean.
  19. conserve
    use cautiously and frugally
    We can take steps to recycle water, conserve and store water, and keep freshwater sources clean.
  20. severe
    very bad in degree or extent
    Beginning in the early 2000s, severe water shortages affected millions of people in many regions of the world.
  21. occur
    come to pass
    In 2014, record-setting droughts occurred throughout the US Southwest.
  22. adequate
    sufficient for the purpose
    Farmers did not have adequate water for their crops. Consequently, olive crops withered.
  23. widespread
    distributed over a large area or extent
    Widespread crop failure caused a famine that killed between 50,000 and 250,000 people.
Created on Thu Apr 01 15:33:17 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 28 11:04:30 EDT 2021)

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