Ordförråd för IELTS (Akademisk) - Globala problem

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

miljömässig, ekologisk

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

förorening, kontaminering

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

fattigdom

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

hungersnöd, undernäring

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

svält, matbrist

work, particularly difficult physical work

arbete, tunga arbeten

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

folkmord

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

globalisering

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

ekonomisk kris, finansiell kris

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

recession

the lack of ability to read or write

analfabetism, okunnighet

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

diskriminering

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

flykting, kvinnlig flykting

the fact or condition of not having a home

hemlöshet, brist på bostad

free from conflict, violence, or disorder

fredlig, lugn

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

insamlingsevent, välgörenhetsevent

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

ange sig frivilligt, volontärarbeta

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

medborgarskap, nationalitet

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

minska, reducera

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

avskogning

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

ekosystem

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

klimatförändring

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

global uppvärmning, ökning av den genomsnittliga temperaturen

to use something once more, usually for a different purpose

återanvända, bruka igen

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

bevara, konservera

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

sweatshop, u02zwärdsfabrik

the process of making waste products usable again

återvinning

using warfare to achieve a goal

militär, krigisk

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

utgift, kostnad

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.

naturkatastrof, naturligt katastrof