Szókincs az IELTS-hez (Akadémiai) - Globális problémák

relating to the natural world and effects of human actions on it

környezetvédelmi, ökológiai

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous

szennyezés, kontamináció

the condition of lacking enough money or income to afford basic needs like food, clothing, etc.

szegénység

the serious state in which one suffers from lack of food, and may result in death or disease

éhség, alultápláltság

a situation where there is not enough food that causes hunger and death

éhínség, élelmiszerhiány

work, particularly difficult physical work

munka, fáradozás

a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race

népirtás

the fact that the cultures and economic systems around the world are becoming connected and similar as a result of improvement in communications and development of multinational corporations

globalizáció

a severe economic state that is marked by high rates of inflation, unemployment or depression

gazdasági válság, gazdasági krízis

a very high wave or series of waves caused by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption

cunami

a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade

recesszió

the lack of ability to read or write

írástudatlanság, műveletlenség

the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others

diszkrimináció

a person who is forced to leave their own country because of war, natural disaster, etc.

menekült, női menekült

the fact or condition of not having a home

hajléktalanság, otthontalanság

free from conflict, violence, or disorder

békés, nyugodt

a social event held with the intention of raising money for a charity or political party

adománygyűjtő, jótékonysági esemény

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

önként jelentkezni, önkénteskedni

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

állampolgárság, nemzetiség

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

csökkenteni, csökkent

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

erdőirtás

a community of living organisms together with their physical environment, interacting as a system

ökoszisztéma

a permanent change in global or regional climate patterns, including temperature, wind, and rainfall

éghajlatváltozás

the increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect

globális felmelegedés, a Föld átlaghőmérsékletének emelkedése

to use something once more, usually for a different purpose

újrahasználni, újra felhasználni

to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change

megőrizni, megóvni

a workplace, particularly one in which people produce clothing items, with poor conditions where workers are paid very low wages

kihasználó üzem, munkásrabszolgaság

the process of making waste products usable again

újrahasznosítás

using warfare to achieve a goal

katonai, háborús

an amount of money that is spent by a government, company or individual

kiadás, elpazarlás

any destruction caused by the nature that results in a great amount of damage or the death of many, such as an earthquake, flood, etc.

természeti katasztrófa, természeti csapás