Environmental Issues of Germany and the UK

One natural cause of Germany's acid rain problem is

• People haven't completely stopped driving cars.

• Air currents spread the toxins from other countries in Europe.

• People continue to litter.

• Solar and wind power sources are not being used.

One effect of the acid rain problem in Germany is

• cleaned and restored statues and buildings

• more automobile manufacturing factories have been built

• weakened and diseased trees and plants

• cleaner fossil fuels and water sources

Which are causes of acid rain?

• coal burning factories

• solar power sources

• farms and forests

• wind turbines blowing poison gases

Which would be a good solution for the acid rain problem even though it might be challenging?

• increasing the use of hydroelectricity, wind and solar power

• opening newer coal burning plants

• getting other countries to reduce burning fossil fuels

• passing laws to reduce emissions

What is the main contributor to air pollution in the UK today?

• automobile emissions

• nuclear energy

• human health hazards

• coal burning fires

UK's solutions to air pollution include

• laws requiring bicycles instead of cars

• monitoring air quality

• allowing factories to produce what they choose

• making it illegal to use fuels in vehicles

Which action has most helped reduce air pollution?

• people walking instead of driving

• vehicle emissions have been linked to disease like asthma

• acid rain has begun in other countries

• replacing coal with cleaner fuels

Which two countries' environmental issues are connected?

• Acid rain in Germany helped lead to air pollution in the United Kingdom

• Acid rain in Germany helped lead to the Chernobyl Disaster in the Ukraine

• Air pollution in the United Kingdom helped lead to Acid Rain in Germany

• Air pollution in Germany helped lead to Acid rain in Chernobyl, Ukraine

Germany's acid rain was impacted by this European country

• Russia
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Italy

What is the environmental issue that the Black Forest is facing?

• radioactive contamination of waterways
• acid rain due to nuclear fallout
• acid rain due air pollution from industries and high population density
• deforestation due to logging and building of highways