This introduction covers Los problemas mundiales — global issues vocabulary within Global issues + environment for GCSE Spanish. Revise Global issues + environment in Theme 3 — Communication & World for GCSE Spanish with 13 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 1 of 4 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📚 Los problemas mundiales — global issues vocabulary
AQA examiners use global issues texts in Paper 2 (reading) and Paper 1 (listening). You need to recognise — and produce — both the Spanish term and its English equivalent. The two columns below cover every high-frequency term from the AQA 8692 word list.
| Human / Social Issues | Environmental Issues |
|---|---|
| la pobreza (poverty) | el calentamiento global (global warming) |
| el hambre (hunger) | la deforestación (deforestation) |
| la desigualdad (inequality) | el efecto invernadero (greenhouse effect) |
| los derechos humanos (human rights) | las inundaciones (floods) |
| los refugiados (refugees) | la sequía (drought) |
| el comercio justo (fair trade) | la pérdida de biodiversidad (loss of biodiversity) |
| la guerra (war) | los combustibles fósiles (fossil fuels) |
| las ONG (NGOs — organizaciones no gubernamentales) | la capa de ozono (ozone layer) |
AQA Paper 2 (reading) and Paper 1 (listening) regularly include global issues texts. Learn both the Spanish term AND the English meaning — exact match is required.
Practice questions for Global issues + environment
Quick recall flashcards
la pobreza
poverty
los refugiados
refugees