10.1 Environmental Issues

• Environmental issues are global challenges that require international cooperation
• Match the English environmental issue with its German equivalent:

  Climate Change ↔️ $Klimawandel$

  Deforestation ↔️ $Entwaldung$

  Pollution ↔️ $Umweltverschmutzung$

  Resource Depletion ↔️ $Ressourcenverknappung$
• $\textbf{Entwaldung}$ refers to the clearing of forests for other land uses
• What is the German term for "pollution"?

  $Umweltverschmutzung$
• Major environmental problems globally include climate change, deforestation, pollution, and resource depletion.
• Climate change, known as $\textbf{Klimawandel}$ in German, refers to the gradual warming of the Earth's climate
• What is the German term for "deforestation"?

  $Entwaldung$
• Match the major environmental problem with its German term:

  Climate Change ↔️ $Klimawandel$

  Deforestation ↔️ $Entwaldung$

  Pollution ↔️ $Umweltverschmutzung$

  Resource Depletion ↔️ $Ressourcenverknappung$
• $\textbf{Umweltverschmutzung}$, the German term for pollution, refers to the contamination of air, water, and land
• $\textbf{Ressourcenverknappung}$ is the German term for resource depletion.
• What is the German term for "climate change"?

  $Klimawandel$
• $\textbf{Entwaldung}$, the German term for deforestation, refers to the clearing of forests for other land uses
• The German term for 'Climate Change' is Klimawandel
• What does 'Entwaldung' mean in English?

  Deforestation
• Major environmental problems require international cooperation to mitigate their impact.
• Burning fossil fuels leads to greenhouse gas emissions.
• What are two consequences of deforestation?

  Loss of biodiversity, soil erosion
• Arrange the following international environmental agreements in chronological order based on when they were established.

  1️⃣ Montreal Protocol

  2️⃣ Kyoto Protocol

  3️⃣ Paris Agreement
• The Paris Agreement aims to limit global temperature increase to 1.5-2°C by using NDCs.
• The Montreal Protocol successfully healed the ozone layer.
• What is an example of an individual action to promote environmental sustainability?

  Recycling at home
• Organizing a local park clean-up improves the environmental quality.
• Match the environmental issue with its definition.

  Klimawandel ↔️ Gradual warming of Earth's climate

  Entwaldung ↔️ Clearing forests

  Umweltverschmutzung ↔️ Contamination of air, water, land

  Ressourcenverknappung ↔️ Exhaustion of natural resources
• What is the English term for $\textbf{Entwaldung}$?


  Deforestation
• Der Klimawandel bedroht unsere Zukunft.
• Die $\textbf{Entwaldung}$ zerstört Lebensräume vieler Tiere.
• Match the German environmental term with its English definition:

  $\textbf{Klimawandel}$ ↔️ Gradual warming of the Earth's climate

  $\textbf{Entwaldung}$ ↔️ Clearing forests for other land uses

  $\textbf{Umweltverschmutzung}$ ↔️ Contamination of air, water, and land
• What is the German term for "climate change"?

  $\textbf{Klimawandel}$
• Die Verbrennung fossiler Brennstoffe führt zu Treibhausgas-emissionen.
• The Kyoto Protocol was the first legally binding emission reduction agreement.
• Order the following environmental solutions from most to least sustainable:

  1️⃣ Forest Conservation

  2️⃣ Renewable Energy

  3️⃣ Waste Management

  4️⃣ Sustainable Practices
• What are three examples of renewable energy sources?

  Solar, wind, hydro
• Nachhaltige Praktiken minimieren die Ressourcen-verknappung.
• How does recycling help reduce environmental pollution?

  Reuses materials and conserves resources
• Der Klimawandel bedroht unsere Lebensgrundlagen.