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