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Global issues vocabulary

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

coal or oil that was formed over millions of years from parts of dead animals or plants

a)

exhaust fumes

b)

biofuel

c)

fossil fuel

d)

shale gas

2.

process by which the surface of something is gradually destroyed through the action of wind, rain, etc.

a)

deforestation

b)

erosion

c)

eutrophication

d)

desertification

3.

substance that contaminates something, especially air and water

a)

irrigation

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

emissions

d)

pollutant

4.

place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found

a)

habitat

b)

wind farm

c)

sanctuary

d)

archipelago

5.

chemicals used for killing insects

a)

herbicides

b)

pesticides

c)

fertilizers

d)

yields

6.

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

a)

integration

b)

segregation

c)

deportation

d)

repatriation

7.

person who strongly disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially in a country where this kind of action is dangerous

a)

refugee

b)

emigrant

c)

dissident

d)

immigrant

8.

charity, association, etc. that is independent of government and business

a)

recipient

b)

NGO

c)

donor

d)

relief aid

9.

lack of food during a long period of time in a region

a)

famine

b)

sanitation

c)

coexistence

d)

ammunition

10.

make something less severe

a)

illiterate

b)

alleviate

c)

donate

d)

collaborate

11.

rahallinen apu = (a)   aid

12.

odotettu elinikä = life (a)  

13.

lapsikuolleisuus = infant (a)  

14.

poliittinen turvapaikka = political (a)  

15.

hätäapu = (a)   aid

16.

oleskelulupa = (a)   permit

17.

myöntää viisumi = (a)   a visa

18.

alkuperäiskansat = (a)   peoples

19.

vuotuinen sademäärä = annual (a)  

20.

tulivuorenpurkaus = volcanic (a)  

21.

rankkasade = (a)   rain

22.

omavarainen = self- (a)  

23.

luonnonvarat = (a)   resources

24.

luonnonkatastrofi = natural (a)  

25.

kestävä kehitys = (a)   development

26.

havupuu = (a)   tree

27.

porauslautta = oil (a)  

28.

ydinlaskeuma = nuclear (a)  

29.

vesivoima = (a)   power

30.

pakokaasut = (a)   fumes

31.

barrier that is built across a river in order to stop the water from flowing

(a)  

32.

energy that is replaced naturally and can therefore be used without the risk of using it all up

(a)  

33.

practice of supplying water to an area of land through pipes or channels so that crops will grow

(a)  

34.

long period of time when there is little or no rain

(a)  

35.

mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain

(a)  

36.

a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

(a)  

37.

area where wild birds or animals are protected and encouraged to produce young

(a)  

38.

situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing

(a)  

39.

area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth

(a)  

40.

made to be thrown away after use

(a)  

41.

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)  

42.

person not knowing how to read or write

(a)  

43.

give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity

(a)  

44.

not being willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own

(a)  

45.

person who has been forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasons

(a)