Global Challenges
What this unit covers
The topics below follow the published Spanish Lang course framework for Unit 6. Spanish Lang publishes no per-unit weighting, so there is no percentage to chase here.
Lessons in this unit
- Conditional & Si-Clauses: Proposing Solutions15 min · 3 objectivesForm and use the conditional to express hypothetical outcomes · Build real and hypothetical si-clauses with the correct tense pairings · Argue about global problems using conditional reasoning
- Environment, Migration & Human Rights13 min · 3 objectivesInterpret texts about environmental and social challenges · Analyze how a global issue connects to specific communities · Use vocabulary for the environment, migration, and social justice
Every term in Unit 6
All 16 terms we publish for Global Challenges, with definitions. Reading them through is the fastest way to find the ones you cannot define — then drill those in cram mode until you can produce them without the prompt.
- la pobreza
- poverty
- el hambre
- hunger — masculine article despite the -a, because of the stressed initial a
- la guerra / la paz
- war / peace
- el refugiado
- refugee
- la migración
- migration
- la crisis
- crisis — invariable in the plural: "las crisis"
- el desarrollo
- development
- la sostenibilidad
- sustainability
- la justicia social
- social justice
- el analfabetismo
- illiteracy
- la sequía
- drought
- la deforestación
- deforestation
- fomentar
- to promote, to encourage
- llevar a cabo
- to carry out (a plan, a project)
- la ayuda humanitaria
- humanitarian aid
- agravarse
- to worsen, to get worse
What examiners penalize here
- For the persuasive essay on a global issue, the hypothetical si-clause is a power move: *Si **implementáramos** esta política, **lograríamos**…* lets you argue a proposed solution elegantly. Just keep the pairing correct — imperfect subjunctive with conditional — to earn the language-control point.
- On global-challenge prompts, tie the issue to a **named community or country** and propose a concrete action. Pair topic vocabulary (*la desigualdad*, *el desarrollo sostenible*) with a hypothetical si-clause from the previous lesson to show both range and command — a combination that scores across multiple rubric rows.
Practice Spanish Lang
Our practice bank is drawn from across the whole course rather than filtered to one unit, which is closer to how the exam asks anyway — it will not tell you which unit a question is testing.
Questions about this unit
How much of the AP Spanish Language & Culture exam is Unit 6?
The Spanish Lang course framework does not publish a per-unit weighting, so there is no percentage to quote for Unit 6 and anyone who gives you one is guessing. Spread your time by where your own errors are instead.
What topics are covered in Spanish Lang Unit 6?
Global Challenges covers Human rights, Environment, Economy and Conflict. We publish 16 terms with definitions for this unit, all of them on this page.
How should I study Spanish Lang Unit 6?
Read the 2 lessons below first — about 30 minutes — then drill the 16 terms in cram mode until you can produce each definition from memory rather than just recognize it. Recognition is what makes a unit feel finished when it is not. Finish with practice questions and read the explanation for every one you get right by elimination as well as the ones you miss.
All 6 units of AP Spanish Language & Culture
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