Fill in each blank with a word from the box. Fill in each blank with a word from the box. occur nature technology rain or living disasters volcanic NATURE IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE We human beings are a part of nature, and our quality of life depends on all the (1) _______________ things that share this planet with US. We must take care of nature, because our well-being depends on it. (2) _______________ is always moving and changing. This happens in different ways, for instance through natural phenomena that (3) _______________ quite regularly, such as rain, winds, earth tremors or the natural processes of soil erosion. Earthquakes, floods, fires, (4) _______________ eruptions, tropical storms, tornadoes, electric storms, landslides, droughts, plagues and other phenomena such as “El Nino" and “La Nina” are a part of nature, just like the sun and the (5) _______________. These natural phenomena affect almost the entire Earth. In olden times, people used to come with legends to explain these phenomena. They would say that the volcano was angry, (6) _______________ that the gods were demanding a sacrifice. Today, science, (7) _______________ and history help us to understand these events instead of merely fearing them. However, such phenomena still turn into (8) _______________, affecting lots of people in every corner of our planet where a culture of prevention has not yet taken root. |