SS6G2 Quiz

One positive effect of the destruction of the rainforest in

Brazil is that it is making the earth warmer.

• True

• False

The Sierra Madre mountains trap pollutants above Mexico City

• True

• False

Very few people rely on the Amazon rainforest for oxygen.

• True

• False

Automobile exhaust does not have much of an impact on air

pollution in Mexico City

• True

• False

Air pollution is a major cause of respiratory illnesses in Mexico City.

• True

• False

What is this a Picture of?

• Fog at Stone Mountain

• Clouds on the Rocky Mountains

• Rain at Mt. Everest

• Air Pollution on Mexico's Seirra Madre Mountain

What is the largest enviromental concern for Mexico City?

• Smog / Air Pollution
• Extraction of Natural Resources
• Deforestation
• Over-production of Oil (spills/ leaks)

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

• The Dense Urban Population 
• The Sierra Madre Mountains shielding the windflow from the surrounding oceans
• The Danube River filling with the pollution from factories
• The citizens of Mexico City having higher medical costs due to breathing bad air

Match the word to the definition:
the large tropical rain forest mostly in Brazil through which the Amazon River runs; its destruction is an environmental issue in Brazil

• Daintree Rainforest 
• Southeast Asian Rainforest 
• Amazon Rainforest
• Cloud Forest 

Match the word to the definition:
the cutting down of trees; this is destroying the Amazon Rainforest

• building
• construction
• logging
• erosion