Understanding Global Challenges: Key World Issues Defined

Global Issues: Understanding World Challenges

Uncountable Global Issues

• Overpopulation (Sobrepoblación)

  The condition of being populated with an excessively large number of individuals.

• Urbanization (Urbanización)

  The process of making an area more urban.

• Trade (Comercio)

  The action of buying and selling goods and services.

• Terrorism (Terrorismo)

  The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

• Corruption (Corrupción)

  Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

• Racism (Racismo)

  Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

• Global Warming (Calentamiento Global)

  A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide.

• Deforestation (Deforestación)

  The cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area.

• Sanitation (Saneamiento)

  The protection of public health by removing and treating waste, dirty water, etc.

• Water Shortage (Escasez de Agua)

  The lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region.

• Food Crisis (Crisis Alimentaria)

  A long and extreme shortage of food, which results in deaths.

• War (Guerra)

  When there is fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups.

• Poverty (Pobreza)

  The state of being extremely poor.

Countable Global Issues

• Boundary / Boundaries (Límite / Fronteras)

  A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line or barrier.

• Commodity / Commodities (Productos Básicos)

  A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

• Endangered Animals (Animales en Peligro de Extinción)

  An endangered animal, etc., is one that may soon no longer exist because there are so few of them.

• War (Guerra)

• Immigrants (Inmigrantes)

• Poor People (Gente Pobre)

• Scientists (Científicos)

• Soldiers (Soldados)

• Natural Resources (Recursos Naturales)

• Countries (Países)