Southern and Eastern Asia Environmental Issues Review

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Which two countries are facing air pollution as an environmental issue? Options: China and Japan, Vietnam and China, India and China, India and Japan

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India and China

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Monsoons ( seasonal winds) bring heavy rainfall which leads to what?

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Flooding

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Untreated sewage, animal carcasses, and trash are reasons which river is so polluted?

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Ganges River

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Air Pollution is caused by coal-burning factories, homes burning coal for heating purposes, and automobile emissions in which countries?

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China and India

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This 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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Yellow River

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What issues have contributed to rivers flooding in China?

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rains during monsoon seasons, farmers draining wetlands that previously acted as sponges, loggers cutting down too many trees that previously contained the rivers' water

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Millions of people depend on which two rivers for daily life in China and India?

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Yangtze River and Ganges River

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Some of the highest rates of air pollution in the world due to automobile emissions and the development of the industry are located in which country? Options: India, China, Vietnam, Japan

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India

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

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Ganges River

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Water is unsafe to drink, and waterborne diseases are spreading is the result of

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water pollution in the Yangtze and Ganges River