AP Spanish Unit 6: Environmental, Societal and Political Challenges

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la deforestación

deforestation

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el cambio climático

climate change

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la pobreza

poverty

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la falta

lack

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la fonte

melt

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desfavorecido/a

disadvantaged

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reciclar

to recycle

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la guerra

war

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sequía

drought

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la infraestructura

infrastructure

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la globalización

globalization

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la caridad

a charity

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el analfabetismo

illteracy

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la contaminación

pollution

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la durabilidad

durability

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orgánico

organic

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la economía

economy

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aumentar

to raise, increase

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disminuir

to decrease

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vivienda social

social housing

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persona sin hogar

homeless person

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terrorismo

terrorism

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desempleo

unemployment

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hacer huelga

to go on strike

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el salario mínimo

minimum wage

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protestar

protest

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la tasa

rate

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la cosecha

harvest, crop

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el transporte compartido

carpool

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caída

downfall

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el (la) voluntario(a)

to volunteer

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prohibir

to prohibit

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amenazar

to threaten, menace, intimidate

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inundar

flood

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desconfiar

to be suspicious of

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fábrica

factory

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compartir

sharing of goods

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la pandemia

pandemic

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salud pública

public health

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la atmósfera

atmosphere

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biodegradable

biodegradable

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Capa de hielo

ice cap

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ola de calor

heat wave

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planta nuclear

nuclear electrical plant

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el combustible

something that can be burned

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la condensación

condensation

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la capa de ozono

ozone layer

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el bosque

forest

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el vertedero

a dump

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El residuo - resto, basura, remanente

waste, garbage

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el desinfectante

disinfectant

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devastador

devastating

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el desarrollo sostenible

sustainable development

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diésel

diesel

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agua corriente

running water

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agua potable

drinking water

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el ecosistema

ecosystem

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producir

produce

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la energía renovable

renewable energy

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fertilizante

fertilizer

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la turbina eólica

wind turbine

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molino de viento

a (wind)mill

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la erosión

erosion

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la bomba atómica

atomic bomb

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hambruna

famine

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los animales

animals

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la vegetación

vegetation

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derretimiento del hielo

ice smelting

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la nieve

snow

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derretir

to melt

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desperdiciar

to waste

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los gases de efecto invernadero

greenhouse gases

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el dióxido de carbono

carbon dioxide

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el hábitat

habitat

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el herbicida

weed killer

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regar

to irrigate

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derrames de petróleo

oil contamination in the ocean

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marea

tide

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el oxígeno

oxygen

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el pesticida

pesticide

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el basurero

trash can

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protección a la naturaleza

protection of nature

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radioactivo

radioactive

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la refinería

oil refinery

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los rayos ultravioletas

ultraviolet rays

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productos reciclados

recycled products

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reservas de animales

animal reserve

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área protegida

protected area

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proteger

to protect

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la represa

a dam

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el tsunami

tsunami

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tóxico

toxic

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separar

to separate

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el carro híbrido

hybrid car

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el efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

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el terremoto

earthquake

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las especies en peligro de extinción

endangered species

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en peligro de extinción

in danger of extinction

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reducir

to reduce

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preservar

to preserve