Umweltprobleme und Umweltschutz A-Z
Posted by Roslyn Green in October 2022
Bildlexikon | Picture Dictionary ![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/apple-1590131_640.png)
Colour Coding of Nouns: Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural
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- die Abholzung – deforestation
- Bäume abholzen – cut down or clear trees
Image by Picography from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/suspension-bridge-959853_1280-1.jpg)
- Bäume pflanzen und schützen – plant and protect trees
- Bodenerosion verursachen / vermeiden – cause / avoid soil erosion
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/drought-780088_1280-1024x842.jpg)
- die Dürre
- Dürren nehmen zu – droughts become worse or occur more often
Image by Luis Iranzo Navarro-Olivares from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/earth-2581631_1280.jpg)
- Energie sparen – save energy
- den Energieverbrauch reduzieren
- erneuerbare Energien fördern – foster / promote renewable energies
- die globale Erwärmung – global warming
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/flesh-3195334_1920-1024x867.jpg)
- das Fleisch
- kein / weniger Fleisch essen – eat no meat / less meat
Image by Uwe Ruhrmann from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/attention-303861_1280-1024x915.png)
- die Gefahr
- Der Klimawandel ist eine Gefahr für die Menschheit. – Climate change is a danger for humanity.
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/radiator-6679726_1280.jpg)
- die Heizung
- das Haus so effizient wie möglich heizen – heat the house as efficiently as possible
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/Jute_statt_Plastik.jpeg)
- der Jutebeutel – jute bag (the picture above shows a 40-year-old slogan to reduce plastic use)
- die Jutetasche, Stofftasche – jute or cloth bag
Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/wildfire-7085630_1280.jpg)
- der Klimawandel oder die Klimaveränderung – climate change
- gegen den Klimawandel kämpfen – fight against climate change
Image by Patou Ricard from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/air-2340300_1280.jpg)
- die Luftverschmutzung – air pollution
- die Luft mit Abgasen verschmutzen – pollute the air with waste or exhaust gases
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/waste-separation-502952_1280-1.jpg)
- die Mülltrennung – waste separation / sorting
- den Müll trennen – separate or sort waste
- mehr / weniger Müll produzieren – produce more / less rubbish
Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/flood-123182_1280.jpg)
- Naturkatastrophen vorbeugen – prevent or take precautions against natural catastrophes
- die Nachhaltigkeit – sustainability
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/sun-3313646_1280-1.jpg)
- das Ozonloch – hole in the ozone layer
- Ökosysteme schützen/zerstören – protect/destroy ecosystems
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/the-bottle-5128607_1280.jpg)
- die Plastikflasche – plastic bottle
- die Plastiktüte – plastic bag
- Plastik vermeiden – avoid plastic
Image by 💙♡🌼♡💙 Julita 💙♡🌼♡💙 from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/jungle-601542_1280.jpg)
- die Regenwälder schützen – protect the rainforests
- Die Regenwälder produzieren eine Menge Sauerstoff. – The rainforests produce a great deal of oxygen.
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/lightbulb-2581192_1280.jpg)
- Strom sparen – save electricity
- der Sauerstoff
- Sauerstoff ist lebensnotwendig. – Oxygen is essential to life.
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/sumatran-tiger-1542726_1920-1024x932.jpg)
- bedrohte Tierarten schützen – protect endangered species
- Treibhausgase emittieren / reduzieren – emit / reduce greenhouse gases
Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/barbary-macaque-4453399_1280.jpg)
- die Vielfalt der Natur für kommende Generationen bewahren – preserve the diversity of nature for future generations
- die Verpackung – packaging
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/eye-3001154_1280.jpg)
- Die Zeit ist knapp. Wir müssen handeln. – The time is short. We must act.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Quizzes and Activities ![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/09/right-6229376_1280.png)
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Puzzle: Umweltfreundlich oder umweltfeindlich? | Protective or harmful to the environment?
Classify each action according to its likely impact on the environment. Reveal the picture under the puzzle.
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/earth-158806_1280-1-970x1024.png)
Quiz: Umweltfreundlich oder nicht? | Environmentally friendly or not?
Learn important verbs for talking about the environment and determine which actions are environmentally friendly and which might lead to negative impacts in the long term.
![](https://germanisland.edublogs.org/files/2022/10/Haushalt-Stadt-Welt-1024x679.jpg)
Match Pins and Labels: Umweltschutz: Haushalt, Stadt, Welt | Protecting the Environment: Household, City, World
This quiz is quite difficult even though it is full of pictures. Click on the for translations of all the phrasing. Each picture must be matched with a phrase about taking environmentally friendly action.