Latin America Environmental Issues

What type of environmental issue does Mexico City face?

• acid rain

• deforestation

• air pollution

• polluted drinking water

What factor below makes Mexico City's environmental issues worse?

• The city is located in the valley of an extinct volcano making the air pollution stay in the atmosphere above the city.

• Many citizens only source of income is harvesting trees from the forest, so the problem never stops.

• In the summer time acid rain happens in Mexico City more frequent because there is warmer weather.

• The government cannot afford to filter their cities drinking water.

What is the cause of Mexico City's environmental issue?

• unfiltered drinking water

• illegal logging of trees

• nuclear waste disposal

• aging factories, power plants, and automobiles

What laws have Mexican officials put in place to help lessen the pollution?

• Citizens are required to wear a protective mask when pollution levels are high.

• Citizens are permitted drive their cars on certain days only.

• Made it illegal to drive trucks that get poor gas mileage.

• Made stricter laws against cutting down trees in the forest.

What type of environmental issue does Brazil face?

• acid rain

• deforestation

• air pollution

• polluted drinking water

What factor below makes Brazil's environmental issues worse?

• The city is located in the valley of an extinct volcano making the air pollution stay in the atmosphere above the city.

• Many citizens only source of income is harvesting trees from the forest, so the problem never stops.

• In the summer time acid rain happens in Mexico City more frequent because there is warmer weather.

• The government cannot afford to filter their cities drinking water.

What is the cause of Brazil's environmental issue?

• unfiltered drinking water

• illegal logging of trees

• nuclear waste disposal

• aging factories, power plants, and automobiles

What is the issue with the laws Brazil has passed to help prevent their environmental issue?

• The citizens cannot afford to buy the cars that pollute less.

• Lack of funding to enforce the laws.

• It cannot afford to buy all its citizens masks.

• Officials of the country cannot agree with the type of filters to use on its factories.

Which of the following describes deforestation?

• The destruction of the ozone layer due to human activities.

• When factory smoke mixes with fog.

• The destruction of a forested area usually due to human activities.

• When nuclear waste mixes with the clouds.

Most of the world's medicines come from the Amazon Rainforest.

• True

• False