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Understanding Cause and Effect
factory smoke, SO2,
vehicle emissions
factory smoke, SO2,
vehicle emissions
industrial waste, raw sewage dumped in the water
nuclear reactor exploded
cut trees down for cattle ranching, farming, houses
mining can cause air pollution and water pollution
kill plants, marine life, erodes statues
asthma, pneumonia, respiratory disease
people don't have access to clean drinking water
radiation contaminated the land; cancer & disease
less oxygen, wildlife loses habitat
vegetation and wildlife near the mining sites can die
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Environmental Issues in Europe
GermanyUK
Ukraine
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Environmental Issues in Europe
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Environmental Issues in Canada
POLLUTION
Extraction ofnatura
l resou
rces
SO2
USA
Canada Greenland
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Environmental Issues in Latin America
Mexico
V
Brazil
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Environmental Issues in Latin America
*Remember: Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.
1. It is an urban area and therefore has a dense population
2. The location of the city is surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains, which traps pollution
3. In Mexico City, environmental laws are not strictly enforced
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Fill in the blanks using the following words:
environment, cause, effect, extraction, pollution, acid rain, mining, nuclear power, deforestation, timber
1. ____________________– dangerous substances that can harm or poison air, land or water
2. ____________________– the consequence of an action; what happens as a result of an action
3. ____________________– the natural world: land, air, and water
4. ____________________‐‐ an action that makes something else happen
5. ____________________– the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force
6. ____________________‐‐electric or motive power generated by a nuclear reactor
7. ____________________– wood prepared for use in building and carpentry
8. ____________________‐‐ the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine
9. ____________________– he clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land
10. ____________________‐‐precipitation that contains dangerous chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories and causes environmental harm to forests, lakes and marine life
Environmental Issues Vocabulary
pollution
*click blanks to reveal answers*
effectenvironmentcause
extractionnuclear power
timbermining
deforestationacid rain
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