Umwelt und Klimawandel

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Course Outline

  1. Environmental Problems and Causes
  2. Environmental Effects and Resources
  3. Environmental Protection Measures
  4. Climate Policy and Responsibility

1. Environmental Problems and Causes

★ Must-know

  • Umweltprobleme: die Umweltverschmutzung = environmental pollution, der Klimawandel = climate change, die Erderwärmung = global warming, der Treibhauseffekt = greenhouse effect, die Treibhausgase = greenhouse gases.

Further detail

  • Weitere Umweltprobleme: die Luftverschmutzung = air pollution, die Abholzung = deforestation, die Dürren = droughts, die Überdüngung = overfertilization, die Hitzewelle = heat wave.

  • Ursachen und Prozesse: die Ursache = cause, die Folge = consequence, die Auswirkung = effect, der Ausstoß = emission, die Verbrennung = combustion.

2. Environmental Effects and Resources

★ Must-know

  • Die Umweltverschmutzung gefährdet die Gesundheit.

  • Der Klimawandel betrifft die ganze Welt.

Further detail

  • Umwelt und Ressourcen: der Meeresspiegel = sea level, das Artensterben = species extinction, die Artenvielfalt = biodiversity, der Rohstoff = raw material, die Überbevölkerung = overpopulation.
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1. Nach einer Untersuchung leidet die Gesundheit der Menschen in einer stark verschmutzten Gegend. Welche Umweltwirkung passt dazu?

2. Welche deutsche Bezeichnung bedeutet „biodiversity“?

3. What does the term “greenhouse gases” refer to?

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What does „die Umweltverschmutzung“ mean?

Environmental pollution.

What does „die Luftverschmutzung“ mean?

Air pollution.

Was bedeutet «der Meeresspiegel» auf Englisch?

Sea level.

Was bedeutet «die Knappheit» auf Englisch?

Scarcity.

What does « die Maßnahmen » mean?

Measures.

What does « die Elektromobilität » mean?

Electric mobility.

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