In the second part, we must answer the questions related to nature.

The words to use to complete the sentences are the following:

|Words | |
|–|–|
|ambiental (environmental) |el monte (mountain) |
|el bombardeo (bombing) |la pureza (purity) |
|el ecosistema (ecosystem) |el refugio (refuge) |
|la especie (species) |el terreno (land) |
|el manifestante (protester) |el veneno (poison) |

The sentence is:

– *Puerto Rico is an island with a very varied _____________: there are mountains, beaches, and even a tropical forest, the Caribbean National Forest also called El Yunque.*

The word that makes the most sense is **El ecosistema** *(ecosystem)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *Puerto Rico is an island with a very varied **ecosistema** (ecosystem): there are mountains, beaches, and even a tropical forest, the Caribbean National Forest, also called El Yunque.*

The sentence is:

– *El Yunque has an impressive diversity of vegetation, including nearly 250 ___________ of trees.*

The word that makes the most sense is **Especies** *(species)*

The complete sentence will be:

– *El Yunque has an impressive diversity of vegetation, including nearly 250 **especies** (species) of trees.*

The sentence is:

– *It is also a natural ____________ for animals since they have protection from the hunters in the forest.*

The word that makes the most sense is **El Refugio** *(refuge)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *It is also a natural **refugio** (refuge) for animals since they have protection from the hunters in the forest.*

The sentence is:

– *The highest ___________ in El Yunque is El Toro, at 1,077 meters (3,533 feet).*

The word that makes the most sense is **El monte** *(mountain)*.

The complete sentence will be:

– *The highest **monte** (mountain) in El Yunque is El Toro, at 1,077 meters (3,533 feet).*

The sentence is:

– *There are groups dedicated to the ______________ protection of El Yunque. They seek to preserve the ___________ of this tropical paradise.*

The words that make the most sense are **Ambiental and Pureza** *(Environmental and Purity).*

The complete sentence will be:

– *There are groups dedicated to the **ambiental** (environmental) protection of El Yunque. They seek to preserve the **pureza** (purity) of this tropical paradise.*

In this part, we will separate each question.

**(1)**

– *What does nature mean to you?*

The answer will be:

– **La naturaleza es lo que nos permite estar con vida. Nos proporciona el aire que respiramos y agua potable. También obtenemos los recursos con los cuales los transformamos en productos.** *(Nature is what allows us to be alive. IT provides us with the air we breathe and drinking water. We also obtain the resources with which we transform them into products.)*

– *Is it a source of work or food? Or is it a place of fun and beauty?*

The answer will be:

– **La natureleza nos permite ambas cosas. Podemos aprovecharla para alimentarnos y obtener recursos para fabricas objetos, y también podemos divertirnos en sus playas y montañas de forma responsable.** *(Nature allows us both. We can take advantage of it to feed ourselves and obtain resources to make objects, and we can also have fun on its beaches and mountains in a responsible way.)*

– *What do you do to protect nature?*

The answer will be:

– **Podemos proteger a la naturaleza no malgastando el agua, no ensuciando, reciclando y comprando productos ecológicos.** *(We can protect nature by not wasting water, not littering, recycling, and buying ecological products.)*

– *What do you think the natural world will be like in a hundred years? And in five hundred?*

The answer will be:

– **Si no cambiamos nuestro estilo de vida, dentro de 100 años, los glaciares se habrán derretido, el nivel de los mares se habrá incrementado, habrán inundaciones y muchas especies se habrán extingido. Dentro de 500 años es posible que la naturaleza se haya adaptado y evolucionado.** *(If we don’t change our lifestyle, within 100 years, glaciers will have melted, sea levels will have risen, there will be floods, and many species will have become extinct. In 500 years, nature may have adapted and evolved.)*