Global Success 9 – Unit 10: Planet Earth

Vocabulary · the Earth and nature

10 words · Nature · Grade 9

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Word	Meaning	Example
climate change	Long-term changes in the weather.	Climate change is a global problem.
habitat	Where an animal naturally lives.	Forests are habitats for many species.
food chain	Who eats whom in nature.	Plants are at the start of the food chain.
grassland	A big area of grass.	Zebras live in grasslands.
nature reserve	A protected area for wildlife.	We visited a nature reserve.
pesticide	A chemical that kills insects.	Pesticides harm bees.
preserve	Keep safe for the future.	We must preserve the forests.
threat	Something dangerous.	Pollution is a threat to wildlife.
flora and fauna	Plants and animals.	The island has rare flora and fauna.
Solar System	The Sun and its planets.	Earth is the third planet in the Solar System.