1. Match bold words in the text to their synonyms below.

Increment; contamination; proceed; to impinge; the earth, danger, terrible, to cause, to deal with, infectious, handicap, starvation, nonaccomplishment, paucity, generally, environment, deficiency, forebode, to envelop, enormous, to bridle, to think over; mortality rate

2. Complete the table

Verb	Noun	Adjective
	disruption
		continuous
to estimate
	theory
to subsist

3. Complete the sentences according to the text.

1. Unnatural growth in population in developed areas is caused by…

2. The spread of contagious diseases will be induced by…

3. We wouldn’t have faced overpopulation problems if…

4. If the carrying capacity of a particular region is far exceeded then we face the term …

5. Identifying the solutions for the overpopulation issues is …

6. Unplanned growth of newer towns and cities reflects…

7. Crops will decrease with the lapse of time due to…

4. Match the following.

gross available urban sufficient continuous immense

1. unusually large; huge; vast

2. present and ready for use; at hand; accessible

3. immense, enormous, monstrous, gigantic, massive

4. ceaseless, consecutive, without interruption

5. adequate, enough, satisfying

6. relating to a city

scarcity disruption calamity failure amenity outbreak

1. an event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster

2. something that contributes to physical or material comfort

3. a small and inadequate amount

4. nonperformance of what is requested or expected; omission

5. to interrupt or impede the progress, movement, or procedure

6. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence

to exceed to trigger to shrink to hamper to handle to subsist

1. to prevent the free movement, action, or progress

2. to exist; be

3. put in motion or move to act; to start

4. to manage successfully; to deal with; to have power or control over

5. to extend beyond or outside; to be greater than; surpass

6. to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle

5. Explain in your own words the meaning of the following.

1. to fuel the problem

2. to keep at bay

3. interwoven problems

4. walk of life

5. to cater to the needs

6. the death toll

7. to turn a blind eye to

8. the need of the hour

6. Fill in the gaps with the words below

issue amenity rate outbreak effort calamity increase

1. A hurricane would be a ____________for this low-lying coastal region.

2. This part of town has a lot of ______________ – good shops, parks etc.

3. This _______________ of flu is no worse than normal.

4. The _______________ in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.

5. The question of pay is not an important _______________ at the moment.

6. The ____________ of change was faster than expected.

7. The government's ___________ to improve the economy were unsuccessful.