WorksheetsGlobal issues vocabulary
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
coal or oil that was formed over millions of years from parts of dead animals or plants
exhaust fumes
biofuel
fossil fuel
shale gas
process by which the surface of something is gradually destroyed through the action of wind, rain, etc.
deforestation
erosion
eutrophication
desertification
substance that contaminates something, especially air and water
irrigation
carbon dioxide
emissions
pollutant
place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
habitat
wind farm
sanctuary
archipelago
chemicals used for killing insects
herbicides
pesticides
fertilizers
yields
act of forcing somebody to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there
integration
segregation
deportation
repatriation
person who strongly disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially in a country where this kind of action is dangerous
refugee
emigrant
dissident
immigrant
charity, association, etc. that is independent of government and business
recipient
NGO
donor
relief aid
lack of food during a long period of time in a region
famine
sanitation
coexistence
ammunition
make something less severe
illiterate
alleviate
donate
collaborate
rahallinen apu = (a) aid
odotettu elinikä = life (a)
lapsikuolleisuus = infant (a)
poliittinen turvapaikka = political (a)
hätäapu = (a) aid
oleskelulupa = (a) permit
myöntää viisumi = (a) a visa
alkuperäiskansat = (a) peoples
vuotuinen sademäärä = annual (a)
tulivuorenpurkaus = volcanic (a)
rankkasade = (a) rain
omavarainen = self- (a)
luonnonvarat = (a) resources
luonnonkatastrofi = natural (a)
kestävä kehitys = (a) development
havupuu = (a) tree
porauslautta = oil (a)
ydinlaskeuma = nuclear (a)
vesivoima = (a) power
pakokaasut = (a) fumes
barrier that is built across a river in order to stop the water from flowing
(a)
energy that is replaced naturally and can therefore be used without the risk of using it all up
(a)
practice of supplying water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow
(a)
long period of time when there is little or no rain
(a)
mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
(a)
a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
(a)
area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to produce young
(a)
situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing
(a)
area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth
(a)
made to be thrown away after use
(a)
act or policy of separating people from different groups, for example people of different races, religions or sexes, and treating them in a different way
(a)
person not knowing how to read or write
(a)
give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity
(a)
not being willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own
(a)
person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons
(a)
