The Problems of Mankind Flashcards

(27 cards)

1
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UNESCO

A

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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2
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schyluje se k pruseru

A

to be on a collision course

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3
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change

A

alter

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4
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vy4erpani spotrebovani

A

depletion (of the ozone layer), using up

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5
Q

dopad

A

impact

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6
Q

je produkovano vice znecisteni

A

more pollution is generated

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7
Q

zpomalit rust lidstva

A

slow down population growth

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8
Q

gramotnost

A

litaracy

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9
Q

hinder

A

branit

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10
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sklenikovy effect

A

greenhouse effect

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11
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hladiny moře

A

sea levels

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12
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zemědělsko oblasti

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agricultural regions

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13
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rozpoustedlo

A

solvent

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14
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sedy zakal

A

cataract

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15
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vyfukove plyny prispivaji kys destum

A

car exhaust gases contribute to acid rain

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16
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smog irritates people’s eyes, throat, lungs

17
Q

vodni zivocichove

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aquatic forms of life

18
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oxid siricity

A

sulphur dioxide

19
Q

celosvetove znečištění atmosfery

A

worldwide atmospheric pollution

20
Q

dychaci nemoci

A

respiratory diseases

21
Q

bodies of water could serve as a limitless dumping ground for waste

22
Q

morsky divoky zivot

A

marine wildelife

23
Q

rtuť

24
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fisilni paliva jsou limitovane

A

fossil fuels are in limited supply

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sources of power
such as wind, geothermal, hydroelectric
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global environmental collapse may be avoided
asdff
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spotreba energie muze byt snizena
energy consumption can be diminished