Unit 2 Geography of Europe Review

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Which environmental issue is being described: "Rainfall that is mixed with pollutants in the air"

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Acid Rain

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Which of these is the MOST LIKELY contributor to "acid rain"? Cars that run on gasoline, Cattle Ranchers, Pollution from Nuclear Waste, Power Plants the Burn Coal

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Power Plants the Burn Coal

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of acid rain in Germany?
- destruction of the Black Forest
- damage to statues and buildings
- contaminated drinking water
- radiation released into the air

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radiation released into the air

Front

What is the BEST explanation as to why levels of radioactivity increased in areas so far from Chernobyl?

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wind currents

Front

Which environmental issue is being described: "Smoke and emissions contain pollutants that are released into the air"

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Air Pollution

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Coal-burning factories and increased automobile usage has caused the GREATEST increase in which of these? Water Pollution, Soil Depletion, Deforestation, Air Pollution

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Air Pollution

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Acid rain is destroying the Black Forest. This is a major problem for which country?

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Germany

Front

What is the main cause of air pollution in the United Kingdom?

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automobile exhaust & emissions

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Germany's increase in industrial production in the late-20th century had what unintended result?

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environmental pollution

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Which was NOT a cause of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine? Options: exhaust from automobile emissions, failure to follow safety procedures, human error during a power outage test, design flaws in the reactor

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exhaust from automobile emissions