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66 Cards in this Set
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to wear out the land
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agotar el terreno
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potable water
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el agua potable
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atmosphere
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la atmOsfera
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technological advances
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los avances tecnolOgicos
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radioactive fallout
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la caIda radiactiva
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global warming
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el calentamiento global
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climatic changes
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los cambios climAticos
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ozone layer
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la capa de ozono
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to conserve
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conservar
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to consume
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consumir
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pollution
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la contaminaciOn
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harvest, to harvest
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la cosecha, cosechar
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to develop
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desarrollar
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deforestation
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la deforestaciOn
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to waste
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desperdiciar
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rural depopulation
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la despoblaciOn rural
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greenhouse effect
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el efecto invernadero
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endangered species
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una especie en peligro de extinciOn
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scarcity
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la escacez
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acid rain
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la lluvia Acida
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to waste
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malgastar
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the killing of whales (seals)
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la matanza de ballenas (focas)
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underdeveloped country
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el paIs subdesarrolado
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in danger of extinction
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el peligro de extinciOn
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future
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el porvenir
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oil well
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el pozo petrolIfero
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to protect
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proteger
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ultraviolet ray
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el rayo ultravioleta
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natural resource
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el recurso natural
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to restrict
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restringir
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re-use
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reutilizar
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bloodthirsty, cruel
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sanguinartio
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sowing (to sow, seed plant)
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la siembra (sembrar)
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irrigation system
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el sistema de riego
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overpopulation
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la superpoblaciOn
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survival
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la supervivencia
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technology
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la tecnologIa
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shower
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el aguacero
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dawn, sunrise
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el amanecer
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dusk, nightfall
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el anochecer
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rainbow
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el arco iris
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sultry weather (sultry)
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el bochorno (borchornoso)
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breeze
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la brisa
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hot
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caliente
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warm
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caluroso
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puddle
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el charco
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cyclone
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el ciclOn
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clear sky
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el cielo despejado
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starry sky
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el cielo estrellado
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cloudy sky
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el cielo nublado
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climate
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la clima
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twilight
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el crepUsculo
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to thaw, melt
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derretirse
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flood, deluge (to flood, rain hard)
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el diluvio (diluviar)
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eclipse
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el eclipse
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seasons
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los estaciones
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(shooting) star
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la estrella (fugaz)
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cold front
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el frente frIo
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drop (of rain)
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la gota (de lluvia)
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degree
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el grado
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30 degrees centigrade
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30 grados centIgrados
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30 degrees Fahrenheit
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30 grados Fahrenheit
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hail
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el granizo
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to be good (bad) weather
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hacer buen (mal) tiempo
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to be hot
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hacer calor
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to be cold
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hacer frIo
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