UNIT 2 - issues

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morally right
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ethical
illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
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disease
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
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pollution
the number of people who do not have a job that provides money
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unemployment
the feeling you have when you need to eat
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hunger
It is a loose term for any criminal offense in a public place
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street crime
the condition of being extremely poor
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poverty
relating to a person's own country
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domestic
relating to the whole world
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global
in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc
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industrial
countryside
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rural
of or in a city or town
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urban
relating to politics
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political
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
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flood
an occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it
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volcanic eruption
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
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earthquake
a long period when there is little or no rain
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drought
the habitual taking of illegal drugs
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drag abuse
people who do not have a home, usually because they are poor
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homelessness
the situation in which someone you live with attacks you and tries to hurt you
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domestic violence
a mass of rock and earth falling unexpectedly down a steep slope
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landslide
the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous for health
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obesity
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something
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debt
a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or tsunami that kills or injures a lot of people
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natural disaster
Problems involve public
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social issue
problems involve human health
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health issue

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