Geography. Козлова Е.П. - 69 стр.

Intense heat and drought sweep Australia. Ecuador and Peru receive heavy rain and
floods take heavy tolls in human lives and property losses. Record-breaking
snowfalls paralyze the east coast of North America, while western Canada and
Alaska experience unusually mild winters. All result from a still-unexplained change
in the weather.
      In 1972 El Nino appeared quite suddenly. When it stopped, upwelling resumed.
But most of the fish were gone. Without fish to consume the plankton, they
overmultiplied and exhausted their food sources. Billions died and decomposed on
the ocean floor. Decomposition used large quantities of the water’s oxygen, making
the ocean off Peru unable to support fish until balance was restored.

13.10 Make up all possible types of questions to the text 13.9

13.11 Speak on:

1.   geographical position of South America
2.   physical features
3.   climate
4.   flora and fauna
5.   El Nino

13.12 Get ready to speak about any South American country you like (see Les. 10,
ex.10.12)




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