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Unit 10A Vocabulary
Unit 10A Comp.
Unit 10B Vocabulary
Unit 10B Comp.
Pot Pourri/Genius
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not expected or regarded as likely to happen
unexpected
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What does the phrase in the long run mean?
Over a long period of time
100
in an earnest and persistent manner
urgently
100
How do the Inuit of Greenland traditionally travel across the ice?
They use dogsleds.
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What is a harpoon?
A long, pointed spear with a rope attached
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take in or soak up
absorb
200
What do some researchers believe will happen by the year 2100?
Global sea levels will rise by at least a meter.
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suffering from a lack of food
starving
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Why has it become difficult for the Inuit people of Greenland to hunt with dogsleds?
The ice has become too thin.
200
What was the name of the ski area mentioned at the beginning of Unit 10A?
Chacaltaya
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Replace the underlined phrase with the correct vocabulary word: If you do not study regularly, it will have negative results for your final grades.
consequences
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What happens when water from melting ice gets between a glacier and the rock below?
The glacier slides forward more easily.
300
Replace the underlined phrase with the correct vocabulary word: In winter time, my gas and electricity demands for payment for services are quite high.
bills
300
What things are more available now that the ice in Greenland is melting?
Resources like minerals, metals, and gems.
300
How many dogs does Jens Danielsen have?
57 dogs
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Replace the underlined phrase with the correct vocabulary word: The ticket sales for the show are being greater in number what we expected.
exceeding
400
What kind of supporting detail is the following, common sense, examples or reasons, facts or statistics, or expert opinion? Scientists believe we are facing an environmental catastrophe.
Expert opinion ("Scientists believe...")
400
Replace the underlined phrase with the correct vocabulary word: It was a terrible accident. The patient was rushed to hospital with almost disastrous injuries.
critical
400
What does Jens Danielsen mean when he says, "without ice, we are nothing at all"?
Our traditions depend on the ice.
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What was the name of the documentary film that was mentioned in Unit 10A?
An Inconvenient Truth
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Replace the underlined phrase with the correct vocabulary word: When you spill a liquid, you need something that will take in or soak up that liquid to clean it up.
absorb
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What kind of supporting detail is the following, common sense, examples or reasons, facts or statistics, or expert opinion? It is clear that we need to work together if we are going to solve the problem of global warming.
Common sense ("It is clear that...")
500
Replace the underlined phrase with the correct vocabulary word: We need to conserve stocks of things we can use for future generations.
resources
500
How many ice hunters are still able to exist by hunting alone?
Fewer than 500
500
If the ice sheets in the Andes and Himalayas disappear, what countries will be affected?
India, Bangladesh, Bolivia, and Peru