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Environmental issues
Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| infectious diseases | illnesses that can be passed on to other people |
| global warming | an increase in the world's average temperature |
| government corruption | illegal or dishonest activity by people with political power |
| political unrest | a situation in which citizens become angry or violent due to their dissatisfaction with the government |
| famine | a situation in which people do't have enough food |
| shortage | a deficiency in quantity |
| demonstration | a public exhibition of the attitude of a group of persons toward a controversial issue, or other matter, made by picketing, parading, etc. |
| awareness | having knowledge; consciousness |
| soil | the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. |
| drought | a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops. |