Global concerns - Review 4

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Close-up C2, National Geographic Learning

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

SEEM

DIVERSE

RARE

PICTURE

SPARSE

PRACTICAL

DETRIMENT

INDICATE

Greenland and Australia (17) ___ have little in common. While the Australian population is made up of a (18) ___ of cultures, Greenland is primarily Inuit. Australia is renowned for the (19) ___ of its fauna, with native animals unlike any others in the world. Greenland's fauna, like reindeer, polar bears, and arctic foxes, can also be found elsewhere, such as in Canada. Greenland's largest city, Nuuk, with a population of 16,500, is a (20) ___ town, while Sydney is a metropolis of millions. And yet, these two countries share some important features. Both are (21) ___ populated due to inhospitable interiors where it is (22) ___ impossible for humans to survive - ice caps in the case of Greenland and deserts in Australia. Both countries are experiencing the (23) ___ effects of global warming. Melting ice caps in the Arctic region and the increased incidence of devastating bush fires in Australia are (24) ___ of rising temperatures. If this continues, Greenland and Australia will be very badly hit.

Global concerns

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