Vocabolario per IELTS (Accademico) - Questioni globali

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

ambientale

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

contaminazione

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

povertà

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

fame

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

carestia

work, particularly difficult physical work

labor

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

genocidio

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

globalizzazione

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

crisi economica

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

tsunami

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

recessione

the lack of ability to read or write

analfabetismo

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

discriminazione

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

rifugiato

the fact or condition of not having a home

senzatetto

free from conflict, violence, or disorder

pacifico

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

raccolta fondi

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

offrirsi spontaneamente

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

cittadinanza

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

ridurre

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

deforestazione

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

ecosistema

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

cambiamenti climatici

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

riscaldamento globale

to use something once more, usually for a different purpose

riusare

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

preservare

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

fabbrica sfruttatrice

the process of making waste products usable again

riciclo

using warfare to achieve a goal

militare

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

uscite, spesa

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.

disastro naturale