Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China?

It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use.

Water from the Yangtze is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert

The Yangtze is the international border between China and India

People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains

What are some of the main causes of high levels of nitrogen in the waters of the Yangtze River?

The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the river

The waste is from nuclear power plants

the bodies of dead animals are thrown into the water.

The exhaust fumes are from the millions of cars driven in this area of Asia.

How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze River help reduce pollution in the water?

The garbage could go into landfills instead of into the river

The landfills would reduce the general need for more electricity.

The chemicals would no longer run into farmers' fields and into the river

All of the garbage would be recycled in landfills and there would be no waste.

What have been the effect of the rapid growth of algae in the Yangtze River?

The oxygen levels in the water go down and fish die

The river dolphins and porpoises can rely on the algae as a food source.

The Yangtze River can longer be used for shipping and transportation.

The algae have provided a good source of fertilizer for those who live along the river.

Why are India's urban areas having a problem with air pollution?

The rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of automobiles have caused the problem.

Few people in India feel that air pollution is a problem

There are not government efforts to control air pollution

There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today.

How is air pollution a problem in rural areas?

Millions of people cook over wood and coal fires

Many heavy industries have relocated in rural areas because the land is cheap

People living in small villages drive a long distance to work in cars and trucks

Waste from nuclear power plants has made the air in rural areas dangerous to breathe

What has been the effect of heavily polluted "Brown clouds" that are now common in some parts of India?

Rainfall has decreased and temperatures are cooler

Heavy rains have led to widespread flooding in India

There is an increase in the crops harvested, as they are not burned by the sun

The Indian government has decided to reduce the number of cars allowed on India's highway

Why has the Indian government had problems reducing air pollution?

They do not want to slow economic growth.

There are no effective ways to regulate air pollution in the world today.

No one in India is concerned about the amount of air pollution in India.

Health problems related to air pollution have shown up in the Indian pollution.

Why is acid rain dangerous to the environment in China?

often leads to massive flooding

it causes an increase in air temperature

Which is a leading cause of death in China?

injuries from automobile accidents

injuries related to industrial and factory accidents

Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?

use of coal-burning power plants for energy

the gradual drop in the number of new factories

the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas

Which economic argument does teh World Bank make to urge countries to do whatever they need to do to clean up serious environmental problems quickly?

The long-term costs of pollution are often more expensive than the clean-up effort would be.

Health problems disappear very quickly once pollution problems are solved

The process of cleaning up serious environmental problems is usually very easy to do.

Most serious pollution problems can be taken care of without spending a lot of money .

When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?

temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China

Heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer

Southern and Eastern Asia: Environmental Issues

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Into what country does the Ganges River flow after it leaves India?

China

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Afghanistan

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Where does the Ganges River flow into the sea?

Yellow Sea

Sea of Japan

Bay of Bengal

East China Sea

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is true about the Ganges River?

The river is ignored by Indian religious rituals

People do not drink the water because it is polluted

Many people use the river for transportation as well as a water supply

Plant and animal life have not been affected by the poor quality of the river's water

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How has India's need o develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?

Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every day

No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built

Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by the time it reaches the sea

Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water/use the water for cooking

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How has the Indian practice or cremating their dead been a problem for the river?

People are not allowed to go near the river when cremation are taking place

The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.

Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream

The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have been placed in the river causing problems.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What was the purpose of the Ganges Action plan begun in the 1980's?

to try and clean up the river

the bring an end to the cremations

to end using the river for drinking water

to slow down the building of new factories

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30 sec • 1 pt

Why has the Indians government had such a hard time making much progress in cleaning up the Ganges River?

Most people in India do not feel the river is polluted so they are not worried about it

The government of India has not made the cleaning up of the Ganges River one of its goal.

Few people have gotten sick from the water in the Ganges River, so it it hard to get money for clean-up operations.

India's combination of growing population and run-off from farming makes it hard to see much progress in controlling pollution

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Southern and Eastern Asia: Environmental Issues

Into what country does the Ganges River flow after it leaves India?

Where does the Ganges River flow into the sea?

Which is true about the Ganges River?

How has India's need o develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?

How has the Indian practice or cremating their dead been a problem for the river?

What was the purpose of the Ganges Action plan begun in the 1980's?

Why has the Indians government had such a hard time making much progress in cleaning up the Ganges River?

Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China?

Into what body of water does the Yangtze flow?

What are some of the main causes of high levels of nitrogen in the waters of the Yangtze River?

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