SS7G10 - SE Asian Environmental Issues

Pollution in the Yangtze River is making the fish unfit to eat.

• True
• False

Monsoons in India or both a blessing and a curse.

• True
• False

Tons of waste pours into the Ganges River everyday.

• True

• False

Automobile (car) exhaust does not have much of an impact on air pollution in India.

• True

• False

The leading cause of death in China is from diseases caused by air pollution.

• True

• False

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

• True
• False

Flooding caused by the Huang He River in China has caused more deaths than any other river in the world.

• True
• False

Very few people rely on the Yangtze for drinking water, irrigation, and transportation

• True

• False

Most of China's _____________ live in the milder climates of the northeast.

• wildlife

• population

• businessmen

Most of India's large cities are located along the Ganges or near the ___________.

• coast

• mountains

• swamp