7.1 Global Issues

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    • Global issues are significant problems that affect the entire world
    • Climate change is caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels.
    • What is the state of lacking sufficient money to meet basic needs called?
      Poverty
    • Pollution refers to the contamination of air, water, and soil
    • Match the type of global issue with its key concern:
      Environmental ↔️ Climate Change
      Social ↔️ Poverty
      Economic ↔️ Global Debt
      Political ↔️ Conflict
    • What does deforestation lead to in ecosystems?
      Ecosystem degradation
    • Poverty is the lack of basic needs such as food and housing
    • Trade imbalances occur when exports and imports are disproportionate.
    • What is the abuse of power for personal gain called?
      Corruption
    • Arrange the key environmental, social, and economic challenges in order:
      1️⃣ Climate Change
      2️⃣ Poverty
      3️⃣ Pollution
    • What is the formula for the Pollution Index?
      \frac{\text{Concentration of pollutant}}{\text{Acceptable limit}} \times 100</latex>
    • Global issues require international cooperation to address.
    • Match the issue type with a related problem:
      Social ↔️ Healthcare Access
      Economic ↔️ Unemployment
      Political ↔️ Human Rights Violations
    • Deforestation refers to the loss of forests and ecosystem degradation
    • What is an example of a political global issue?
      Conflict
    • What is the German term for "climate change"?
      Klimawandel
    • Umweltverschmutzung is the German term for environmental pollution
    • Korruption untergräbt das Vertrauen in die Regierung.
    • Der Klimawandel bedroht unseren Planeten.
    • What do you need to discuss global issues in German?
      Key vocabulary
    • Klimawandel translates to climate
    • Der Klimawandel bedroht unseren Planeten.
    • What is the English translation of Armut?
      Poverty
    • Umweltverschmutzung translates to environmental pollution
    • Which global issue leads to social tensions according to the example sentence?
      Ungleichheit
    • Korruption undermines trust in the government
    • Klimawandel is a threat to our planet.
    • Match the German phrase with its English translation:
      Klimawandel ↔️ Climate change
      Armut ↔️ Poverty
      Umweltverschmutzung ↔️ Environmental pollution
      Ungleichheit ↔️ Inequality
    • What are the consequences of burning fossil fuels and deforestation?
      Climate change, biodiversity loss
    • The inequality ratio is calculated as top 10% income divided by bottom 40% income.
    • Global issues require international cooperation.
    • Match the issue type with its description:
      Environmental ↔️ Climate change, pollution
      Social ↔️ Inequality, lack of healthcare
      Economic ↔️ Debt, trade imbalances
      Political ↔️ Corruption, conflict
    • Global issues can be categorized into environmental, social, economic, and political
    • Match the environmental issue with its description:
      Climate Change ↔️ Rising temperatures, extreme weather events
      Deforestation ↔️ Loss of forests, ecosystem degradation
      Pollution ↔️ Air, water, and soil contamination
    • Poverty is a social issue characterized by a lack of basic needs like food and housing
    • Inequality refers to unequal access to opportunities and resources.
    • Match the economic issue with its description:
      Global Debt ↔️ Unsustainable levels of borrowing by countries
      Trade Imbalances ↔️ Disproportionate exports and imports
      Unemployment ↔️ Lack of job opportunities
    • Conflict is a political issue characterized by armed disputes between countries or groups
    • Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are key issues related to climate change.
    • What are the four categories into which global issues can be classified?
      Environmental, social, economic, political
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