SE Asia Environmental Issues

What are some example of indoor air pollution?

• factories, automobiles, cooking with animal waste

• cooking with animal waste & unprocessed fuels

• leaving the windows open

Why do the majority of people in China live in the Eastern one third of the country?

• there are to many rives in the western region which causes frequent flooding and destruction

• diseases keep people from moving into the West

• the land is better for farming in the Eastern portion due to abundance of water from rivers

• frequent earthquakes keep property prices low in the Eastern Region

How does Japan feed their people with so little good farmlands?

• many Japaneses people starve every year

• people in Japan depend on fishing and imported goods

• tourists bring their own food and bring extra to give to Japanese people

Why do so many people in India live in the Ganges River Valley?

• It is the only safe place in India

• The river provides fertile soil for farming

• It is the only place that has no pollution

• The rest of India is in lock-down by the Chinese

Rapid population growth in India has resulted in what?

• Unemployment

• Poverty

• Food Shortages

• All of the above

China's major rivers such as the Yangtze and Huang He Rivers provide which of the following:

• Transportation

• Rich Soil

• Death and Destruction from flooding

• All of the above

Why is the populations density so small in the northern part of Southern and Eastern Asia?

• Because there are too many rivers

• Because it is too cold and the harsh environment

• Because it is tropical and the mild temperatures

• Because it is to sunny and hot

The Asian Brown cloud is

• a brown cloud of pollution that hangs over South Asia

• A brown cloud of pollution that hangs over all of Asia

• an indication that the Monsoon season will be strong

• tsunami warning

Flooding caused by the Huang He (Yellow) River in China has caused more deaths than any other river in the world?

• True

• False

• Neither

Cutting down trees and draining wetlands have helped cause more flooding?

• True

• False

• Neither