Latin America Environmental Issues

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destruction or loss of forests; this is an environmental issue in Brazil

• acid rain 
• environment
• deforestation
• atmosphere

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capital city of Mexico where air pollution is a major environmental concern

• Cancun
• Mexico City
• Guadalajara
• Monterrey 

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the cutting down of trees; this is destroying the Amazon Rainforest

• building
• construction
• logging
• erosion

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major oil-producing country in South America; oil-pollution is a problem here

• Bolivia  
• Colombia 
• Mexico
• Venezuela

How does the physical geography of Mexico make their smog situation worse?

• The dense urban population 
• It is surrounded by mountains, that traps in air pollutants
• The Amazon River filling with the pollution from factories
• The citizens of Mexico City having higher medical costs due to breathing bad air

Strict laws on omissions to lessen pollution were one of the solutions proposed by which country?

• Venezuela
• Brazil
• Cuba
• Mexico

Cattle ranching, road building, and the development of new settlements were the cause of _____ in _______.

• Air Pollution/Brazil
• Oil Pollution/Mexico
• Air Pollution/Venezuela
• Deforestation/Brazil

_______ leads to an increase in carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming.

• Acid Rain
• Oil Pollution
• Deforestation
• Over-Extraction

Venezuela is one of the world leaders in oil production. However, it also leads South America in the production of ______ ______, which is harmful to the breathing of children and the elderly.

• Carbon Dioxide
• Acid Rain
• Toxic Sludge
• Widespread Panic

How has Brazil's government worked to fix the deforestation problem?

• They have arrested those responsible for cutting trees in the rain-forest.
• They have set aside large protected areas and planted new trees.
• They have encouraged the poor people who live in the rain-forest to move to cities.