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Latin America Environmental Issues
Test Description: Latin America Environmental Issues
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1) What is the most prevalent environmental issue effecting Mexico City?
A
air pollution
B
nuclear disaster
C
water pollution
D
deforestation
2) Primarily in Brazil, this was cut down for cattle pasture and soy farms, to build dams, dug up for minerals, and bulldozed for towns.
A
European Rainforest
B
Congolese Rainforest
C
Hawaiian Rainforest
D
Amazon Rainforest
3) What is the main cause of Mexico's air pollution problems?
A
construction
B
wildfires
C
bonfires
D
vehicle and factory emissions
4) What is the main environmental issue facing Brazil today?
A
deforestation of the rainforest
B
oil pollution
C
vehicle and factory emissions
D
nuclear radiation
5) How does Mexico City's location magnify its problems with air pollution?
A
Mexico City is located in an old volcanic basin ( crater) surrounded by mountains that trap vehicle and factory emissions.
B
Almost ½ of the Black Forest has died due to acid rain.
C
Oil spills in rivers and lakes have harmed wildlife and plants and caused the water to be unsafe for people to drink.
D
The Great Smog of 1952 was the worst air-pollution event in the history of the United Kingdom.
6) What environmental issue most affects the elderly, children, and people with breathing problems?
A
nuclear disaster
B
air pollution
C
deforestation
D
clear cutting
7) Clearing a wide area of trees is known as _____________.
A
smog
B
radiation
C
deforestation
D
acid rain
8) The Amazon Rainforest is known as the lungs of the world because it produces 20% of the world's _____.
A
oxygen
B
uranium
C
helium
D
nitrogen
9) Promoting public transport and regulating fuel consumption are two ways to reduce _______ in Mexico City, the most polluted city in the world.
A
radiation
B
air pollution
C
oil pollution
D
littering
10) The _____________________ is home to the largest rainforest on Earth.
A
Thames River basin
B
Amazon River basin
C
Volga River basin
D
Flint River basin
11) This covers some 40 percent of the South American continent and includes parts of eight South American countries.
A
White Cliffs of Dover
B
Black Forest
C
Amazon Rainforest
D
Eveglades
12) Which of the following are solutions that Mexico is implementing in order to reduce their air pollution?
A
use cleaner burning fuels
B
drive cars less often and use public transportation more
C
strict laws on vehicle and factory emissions
D
all of the above
13) Which of the following are causes for the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest?
A
slash and burn farming (farmers clear areas of the rainforest by burning in order to use the land to plant crops)
B
road building
C
cattle ranching, logging, and mining
D
all of the above
14) The air pollution in Mexico can cause what illnesses?
A
plantar facitus
B
broken leg
C
Alzheimer's Syndrome
D
respiratory illnesses like bronchitis and asthma
15) What are some of the effects of the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest??
A
all of the above
B
climate change and soil erosion
C
loss of habitat for millions of species of plants and animals
D
the decrease of the world's oxygen supply and increase of carbon dioxide
16) What are some of the ways in which Brazil is trying to preserve the Amazon Rainforest?
A
planting new trees
B
protecting certain areas of the rainforest from being cut down
C
sustainable farming methods and legislation against deforestation
D
all of the above
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