Unit 8: Our Valuable Earth

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Unit 8: Our Valuable Earth Theme 15: Precious Resources http://www.stcatherine-austin.org/pictures/earth.jpg

cultivate- to grow something http://www.gaiaherbs.com/images_gallery/TillingBabyGotu.jpg People cultivate trees on tree farms like farmers grow crops in fields.

Detectives are always trying to solve mysteries. mystery- something that happens with no reasonable explanation for why it happened http://saritaalbalat.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/detective.jpg Detectives are always trying to solve mysteries.

preserve- to keep something from changing or being damaged http://www.army.mil/-images/2009/02/23/30930/size0-army.mil-30930-2009-02-23-110222.jpg Museums work very hard to keep their artifacts preserved.

Driving Mom’s car is a privilege for my older sister. privilege- the honor or the pleasure of seeing or doing something special http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/photo.girl3.jpg Driving Mom’s car is a privilege for my older sister.

irrigation- the process of watering plants, especially farm crops in dry areas http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/irrigation-moveable-sprinkler.jpg The farmer used sprinklers as his irrigation system to water his crops.

renewable- something that can be made new over and over without running out http://www.closequartersfeed.com/uploads/images/sun_light.jpg Sunlight is a renewable resource because we can use it to generate electricity without using it up.

diminish- to reduce or make less of something http://jodyfransch.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/saving-money1.jpg It is important to save your money so that it does not diminish.

damage- to harm or wreck something http://www.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/b/Bigsteve/246.jpg A tornado causes a great amount of damage to an area.

achieve- to be successful or reach a goal http://assets.usoc.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/1424/08USATathletes.jpg When you work as a team you can achieve more success.

adequate- to have enough of what you need http://www.publicradioeast.org/media/news%20images/hurricane%20kit.jpg It is important to have an adequate amount of supplies when you are making preparations for a hurricane.