lunes, 23 de febrero de 2009

miércoles, 18 de febrero de 2009

Vocabulary

1. acid rain
Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic.
2. carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is used by plants during photosynthesis.
3. chemicals
The photosyntesis is a natural chemical process in the plants.
4. climate change
The result of the global warming is the climate change in many regions.
5. conservation
Greenpeace is a conservation movement in pro of wales.
6. contaminant
Carbon Monoxide is a dangerous contaminant..
7. contamination
Soil contamination is caused by the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.
8. deforestation
The consequenses of deforestation si the extintion of many species of animals.
9. drought
Sonora suffering from drought conditions.
10.eco−friendly
Changes in air quality call for Eco-Friendly home improvements.
11. ecological
Yellowstone is an ecological reservation.
12. ecologist
I use to be an ecologist idealist when I was young.
13. ecosystem
Ecosystem services are “fundamental life-support services upon which human civilization depends,”i and can be direct or indirect.
14. effluent
Effluent in the man-made sense is generally considered to be water pollution
15. endangered species
The gorillas are an endangered species.
16. environment
To save the planet we need take care our enviroment.
17. environmental
The certification ISO 9002 are a group of enviromental laws to make the industries friendly with the environment.
18. environmentalist
Many enviromentalist are figthing to sabe the planet.
19. environmentally friendly
Recycling is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of being environmentally friendly.
20. extinction
The blue wales are an species in danger of extinction.
21. global warming
The global warming provocate that the climate had changed.
22. greenhouse effect
The green house effect provocate the warming in the poles.
23. noise pollution
The cars and the strong noises are part of the noise pollution.
24. nuclear radiation
The nuclear radiation provocate mutations in the life.
25. organic
We must separate the garbage in organic and inorganic groups.
26. ozone
The hole in the ozone layer is growing up.
27. ozone layer
The ozone layer is currently being destroyed by CFCs and other substances.
28. ozone−friendly
We must use ozone-friendly products to protect the ozono layer.
29. pollution
The wáter pollution it’s the most important problema of all.
30. radioactive substance
Many radioactive substances are being mixed into the wáter.
31. radioactive waste
The laws forbidden drop the radioactive waste in any place.
32. radioactivity
The radioactivity is founded before the atomic explosion.
33. recyclable
All the plastic, glass and paper are recyclable.
34. recycled
In the school we had recycled the trash since last course.
35. recycling
Jhon si in the garden recycling the old plastic bottles.
36. reforestation
The reforestation is very importan to save our ecosystem.
37. sewage
Sewage is the mainly liquid waste containing some solids produced by humans.
38. sewage farm (GB)
Sewage Farm is the place were the wáter is procesed to clean.
39. sewage plant (US)
The new Sewage plant start to operate today.
40. sewage works (GB)
In home we can do small sewage Works.
41. smog
The smos poduced by the trucks an cars is very dangerous to the youngest and older people.
42. solar energy
The solar energy can be capted with solar panels.
43. sulfur dioxide (US)
The sulfur dioxide polluter the air when the freeze gas in the fridges is not correctly treatteament.
44. sulphur dioxide (GB)
The ozone layer can be destroyed by the sulphur dioxide in the fridges.
45. to become extinct
Polar bears 'could become extinct' because of melting ice.
46. to conserve
To conserve the enviroment we need recyclin all our wastes.
47. to contaminate
The plan would allow traces of untested products to contaminate food claiming to be GM-free
48. to die out
Some scientists say that the dinosaurs died out when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.
49. to poison
We need some food to poison the rat.
50. to pollute
To pollute the wáter we only need one old battery.
51. to recycle
To recycle the waste we need know the diference between organic and inorganic wastes.
52. toxic waste
The toxic waste is produce mainly in the industries.
54. waste disposal
We don’t have enough waste disposals to cover the citizen’s necessities.

TOUCANS

Toucans

jueves, 12 de febrero de 2009

TOUCANS


DESCRIPTION OF THE TOUCANS

They are black witn yellow breast and green peak, reed and orenge.

toucan live in lowland forest from Mexico to Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz the man is the main treat because heis destroying thir habitat furthemore toucans are use pet.

The tocans are birds with beak and plumage which is color very striking measure up to sisty cm, his beak is long with massive tooth´s a as measured in addition to having reaches it is not difficult flight.

TOUCANS HABITAT

The toucans use their beak as weapon and take the fruits which are at the tips of branches besides thir language is very long also toucans have small wings short and rounded.

toucans are sociable birds which live in flocks of about a dozen although all the time spend their life live in trees, eat insects and birds eggs and babies of other species.


In captivity eat insects ahd ground beef.

The toucans make their nest in the cavities of trees and put two to four white eggs.

WHY ARE THE TOUCANS IN THE DANGEROUS?

They are in danger ot extintion because people have been hunted them but the main reason duo the fact that their habitat in being destroyed it is caused for disforestation of rainforests pollution, growth of urban areas in addition to being sold as pet.