Environment

Question 1

deforestation

Answer 1

Too many trees are being cut down

Question 2

global warming/ climate change/greenhouse effect

Answer 2

Emissions from factories and cars are raising the Earth’s temperature

Question 3

drought

Answer 3

climate change is causing long periods of time without rain

Question 4

famine

Answer 4

bad harvest mean millions of people have nothing to eat

Question 5

acid rain

Answer 5

acid rain is air pollution that reacts with rain and becomes acidic, damaging plants and buildings

Question 6

oil slick

Answer 6

oil leaks from tankers/rigs causing harm to wildlife/ beaches

Question 7

radioactive waste

Answer 7

waste from nuclear plants which remains dangerous for 1000s of years

Question 8

flood

Answer 8

too much rain causes rivers to overflow over the land

Question 9

extinction of animals

Answer 9

species are dying out/going extinct

Question 10

Bedingungen

Answer 10

conditions

Question 11

Zerstörung

Answer 11

destruction

Question 12

Entsorgung

Answer 12

disposal

Question 13

Überfischung

Answer 13

over-fishing

Question 14

Landwirtschaft

Answer 14

farming

Question 15

Massentierhaltung

Answer 15

battery farming

Question 16

Treibhauseffekt

Answer 16

greenhouse effect

Question 17

industriert

Answer 17

industrialized

Question 18

Ozonschicht

Answer 18

ozone layer

Question 19

überbefölkert

Answer 19

over-populated

Question 20

Ressourcen

Answer 20

resources

Question 21

Verschmutzung

Answer 21

pollution

Question 22

verschmutzt

Answer 22

polluted

Question 23

Atmosphäre

Answer 23

atmosphere

Question 24

umwelt-, ökologisch

Answer 24

environmental

Question 25

Folgen

Answer 25

consequences

Question 26

Regenwald

Answer 26

rainforest

Question 27

saurer Regen

Answer 27

acid rain

Question 28

Kohlendioxid

Answer 28

carbon dioxide

Question 29

Kohlenstoffabschreibung

Answer 29

carbon capture

Question 30

CO2-neutral

Answer 30

carbon neutral

Question 31

Katalysator

Answer 31

catalytic converter

Question 32

aussterben

Answer 32

to die out

Question 33

austrocknen

Answer 33

to dry out

Question 34

Engergiequelle

Answer 34

energy source

Question 35

Energiesparung

Answer 35

engery saving

Question 36

energieeffizient

Answer 36

energy efficient

Question 37

umweltfreundlich

Answer 37

environmentally friendly

Question 38

umweltschädlich

Answer 38

environmentally unfriendly/ harmful

Question 39

globale Erwärmung

Answer 39

global warming

Question 40

globales Bewusstsein

Answer 40

global awareness

Question 41

globale Lösung

Answer 41

global solution

Question 42

Industrieabfälle

Answer 42

industrial waste

Question 43

industrielle Verschmutzung

Answer 43

industrial pollution

Question 44

industrieller Prozess

Answer 44

industrial process

Question 45

Ölteppich

Answer 45

oil slick

Question 46

Öltanker

Answer 46

oil tanker

Question 47

Bohrinsel

Answer 47

oil rig

Question 48

ozonfreundlich

Answer 48

ozonfriendly

Question 49

Ozonschicht

Answer 49

ozone layer

Question 50

Eisberg

Answer 50

iceberg

Question 51

Eiskappe

Answer 51

ice cap

Question 52

Polareis

Answer 52

polar ice

Question 53

Kernenergie

Answer 53

nuclear power

Question 54

Energieeinsparung

Answer 54

power saving

Question 55

Kraftwerk, Triebwerk

Answer 55

power plant

Question 56

Kraftwerk

Answer 56

power station

Question 57

Regenwald

Answer 57

rainforest

Question 58

Giftmüll

Answer 58

toxic waste

Question 59

giftiges Gas

Answer 59

toxic gas

Question 60

giftige Chemikalie

Answer 60

toxic chemical

Question 61

Abfallmanagement

Answer 61

waste management

Question 62

Abfallentsorgung

Answer 62

waste disposal

Question 63

Mülldeponie

Answer 63

waste dump

Question 64

The protection of the biosphere from destruction

Answer 64

conservation

Question 65

A species which is in danger of becoming extinct

Answer 65

endangered species

Question 66

The very slow process by which living creatures change and become increasingly suited to the place where they live

Answer 66

evolution

Question 67

No longer in existence anywhere on the Earth

Answer 67

extinct

Question 68

The process by which the Earth is heated when the atmosphere traps heat from the Sun

Answer 68

the greenhouse effect

Question 69

The place where a plant or animal naturally lives and grows

Answer 69

habitat

Question 70

A chemical which is used by people to kill insects

Answer 70

insecticide

Question 71

An area of open land set aside by a government specially for the conservation of wildlife

Answer 71

national park

Question 72

A mixture of gases in car exhausts which contribute to pollution and acid rain

Answer 72

nitrogen oxides

Question 73

An electricity-generating station which uses radioactive fuel to drive the generators

Answer 73

nuclear power station

Question 74

A gas in the Earth's atmosphere produced in small quantities near the ground when sunlight shines on polluted air. It is more common very high up the atmosphere.

Answer 74

ozone

Question 75

A person who kills wildlife illegally to make money

Answer 75

a poacher (Wilderer)

Question 76

The contamination of the environment by substances harmful to living creatures

Answer 76

pollution

Question 77

A rich woodland habitat which occurs in regions of warm climate and high rainfall

Answer 77

rainforest

Question 78

An area of land in which wildlife is protected from hunting and collecting

Answer 78

a reserve

Question 79

Part of a dead animal used for decoration or exhibition

Answer 79

trophy

Question 80

Polluted air consisting of a mixture of fog, smoke and sulphur dioxide

Answer 80

smog

Question 81

The part of the Earth which contains all the living creatures

Answer 81

biosphere

Question 82

The mixture of gases which surrounds a planet or a star

Answer 82

atmosphere

Question 83

Rain made acid by falling in polluted air

Answer 83

acid rain