Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic) - Global Issues

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

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

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

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

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

work, particularly difficult physical work

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

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

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

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

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

the lack of ability to read or write

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

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

the fact or condition of not having a home

free from conflict, violence, or disorder

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

to offer to do something without being forced or without payment

the legal status of being a member of a certain country

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

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

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

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

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

to use something once more, usually for a different purpose

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

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

the process of making waste products usable again

using warfare to achieve a goal

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

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.