Spanish B for the IB Diploma Second Edition — Unidad 13 El medio ambiente: Vocabulario esencial (Tema 5)

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key environmental vocabulary (nouns, adjectives, and some phrases) from Pages 1–5.

The Spanish word for 'drinking water' is __.

agua potable

The noun meaning 'saving' in Spanish is __.

ahorro

The Spanish term for 'open / fresh air' is __.

aire libre

The South American highlands are called __.

altiplano

The noun for 'threat' in Spanish is __.

amenaza

The Spanish word for 'wood; forest; rainforest' is __.

bosque

The layer of the atmosphere known as the 'ozone layer' in Spanish is __.

capa de ozono

The term for 'global warming' in Spanish is __.

calentamiento global

The word 'campaign' in Spanish is __.

campaña

The Spanish noun for 'climate' is __.

clima

The plural referent to 'CFCs' in Spanish is __.

clorofluorocarbonos

The Spanish noun for 'consumer' (m, f) is __.

consumidor(a) (m, f)

The Spanish noun 'consumo' means __.

consume

The noun 'contaminación' means __.

contamination

The adjective 'contaminante' means __.

contaminante

The geographic term for a mountain range is __.

cordillera

The process of removing forests is called __.

deforestación

The noun 'emisiones' means __.

emissions

The Spanish word for 'energy (solar, wind, etc.)' is __.

energía

The word 'especie' means __.

species

The noun 'fábrica' means __.

Factory

The noun 'fertilizante' means __.

Fertilizer

The phrase 'gases de escape' means __.

Exhaust

The term 'glaciar' means __.

glaciar

The noun 'lluvia' means __.

Rain

The word 'selva' means __.

selva

The word 'sequía' means __.

Drought

The noun 'volcán' means __.

volcano