Vocabulary

-Drought: Is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

-Environmental: Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its
condition.
-Wild: (Of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not
domesticated or cultivated.
-Global Warming: A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere
generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide,
chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
-Greenhouse Effect: The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due
to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to
infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
-Endangered: Seriously at risk of extinction.
-Survival: The state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident,
ordeal, or difficult circumstances.
-Breed: Mate and then produce offspring.
-Risk: A situation involving exposure to danger.
-Species: A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of
exchanging genes or interbreeding.
-Habitat: The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
-Extinct: Having no living members; no longer in existence.
-Conform: Comply with rules, standards, or laws.
-Sanctuary: A place of refuge or safety.
-Hazard: A danger or risk.