SE Asia Environmental Issues Test Review

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What major environmental problem are both China and India facing? Options: Air Pollution, Deforestation, Nuclear Waste, Desertification

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Air Pollution

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What is the seasonal wind that can bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding?

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Monsoon

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Why is the Ganges River so polluted?

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All three of the other answer choices: untreated sewage, animal carcasses, and trash.

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of air pollution in India and China?
Coal-burning factories,
Homes burning coal for heating purposes,
Automobile emissions,
Flooding during monsoon season

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Flooding during monsoon season

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The Huang He (Yellow River) is nicknamed "China's Sorrow" because flooding from the river has caused more deaths than any other river in the world.

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True

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What has contributed to rivers flooding in China? Rains during monsoon seasons, Farmers draining wetlands that previously acted as sponges, Loggers cutting down too many trees that previously contained the rivers' waters, All three of these answer choices

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All three of these answer choices

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Why does the pollution of the Ganges and Chang Jiang ( Yellow River) Rivers have such a big impact on the people of India and China?

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Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living.

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India has some of the lowest rates of air pollution in the world due to automobile emissions and the development of industry. True or False?

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False

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The river located at Letter A is highly polluted with dangerous bacteria and cities along its banks have the highest rates of water-borne diseases in India. What river is located at Letter A?

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Ganges River

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Which river is located at Letter B that causes unsafe drinking water for hundreds of millions of Chinese villagers due to pollution from chemicals and waste?

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Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River