1.7 Nature, environment

Use this domain for words referring to nature and the environment--the world around us. Include words that refer to how people damage or protect nature.

OMC Codes: 
318 Environmental Quality
  • What words refer to the world around us?
    world, nature, environment, environmental
  • What words refer to damaging the environment?
    pollute, pollution, pollutant, acid rain, smog, deforestation, global warming, greenhouse effect
  • What words refer to protecting the environment?
    conserve, conservation, recycle, biodegradable
  • What words refer to the study of the environment?
    ecology
  • What words refer to a person who studies or tries to protect the environment?
    environmentalist, conservationist, ecologist, Green Party

    • 1.7.1 Natural

    Use this domain for words describing something that is natural--something in the world around us, as opposed to something that has been made or changed by people.

    Related domains: 
    6.1.7 Artificial
    4.9 Religion
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    79B Natural, Spiritual
  • What words describe something that is natural?
    natural, naturally, wild (animals, country), raw (materials), virgin (forest), untamed, organic