SEA Environmental Issues - SS7G10a,b

A high percentage of human and industrial waste output in China is discharged or dumped into the __________ River.

• Ganges

• Chang Jiang

• Wuhan

• Indus

T/F Agricultural runoff is the main cause of air pollution in India and China

• True

• False: desertification

• False: burning fossil fuels

Select the best 3 options: Which are possible negative effects of monsoons and flooding in Southeast Asia?

• mudslides and landslides

• drought

• crop production increase

• death and destruction

What is one consequence of China's rapid industrialization?

• reduced international trade

• decreased natural resources

• reduced agriculture industry

• air pollution is increasingly unsafe

By building sewage treatment plants, India...

• has attempted to address air pollution in it's major cities.

• has attempted to address the pollution of the Ganges River.

• is able to import food from other countries.

• has restricted when and where people can drive.

Domestic sewage, Industrial discharge, and Agricultural runoff are...

• significant sources of pollution to the Ganges River.

• significant sources of pollution to the Chang Jiang River.

• significant sources of air pollution in Shanghai.

• significant sources of pollution in the Himalayan Mountains.

Which 2 are not main causes of pollution in the Ganges River?

• Garbage being dumped into the river.

• Heavy automobile traffic near the river.

• Deforestation along the river bank.

• Sewage being dumped into the river.

T/F: Acid rain caused by the mining industry is the leading environmental problem facing Indonesia in the 21st century.

• True

• False: deforestation caused by illegal logging.

• False: air pollution from automobiles

Major cause of air pollution in India

• low standards for vehicle emissions

• businesses not following strict government regulations

• low standards for hydroelectric power plants

• low standards for disposal of household and industrial waste

The _______ used by farmers contaminate the Chang Jiang River and contribute to poor water quality.

• land clearing techniques

• livestock

• poorly regulated business policies

• fertilizers