Environmental Issues of Latin America

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What are the 2 main causes of air pollution in Mexico City?

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Vehicle emissions and industrial (factory) emissions

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How does geography play a role in the air pollution problem in Mexico City?

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The geography of Mexico City (being surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains) traps pollutants and prevents them from dispersing, leading to higher levels of air pollution.

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What is "Hoy No Circula?"

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A program in Mexico City aimed at reducing air pollution by restricting the use of vehicles based on their license plate numbers

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What opened the Amazon Rainforest to loggers in the 1960's?

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Trans-Amazonian Highway

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What are three things leading to destruction of the Amazon Rainforest? Deforestation, farming, and illegal logging, Hunting, tourism, and natural disasters, Climate change, industrialization, and overpopulation, Urbanization, mining, and pollution

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Deforestation, farming, and illegal logging

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What problems has mining created in the Amazon Rainforest?

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Deforestation, soil erosion, water pollution (mainly mercury in groundwater)

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What is slash and burn farming?

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A method of agriculture involving cutting down and burning existing vegetation to clear land for cultivation.

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How does the destruction of the Amazon rainforest impact climate?

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It increases greenhouse gas levels (carbon dioxide) and global warming.