AKS 48 and 49 Review

What is the MAJOR Environmental concern that we discussed facing Mexico City today?

• Deforestation of the Rainforest

• Acid Rain in the Chiapas

• Air Pollution

• Poverty

What does the word "populous" mean?

• Very few people

• Densely populated

• The total number of people in a city

• Sparsely populated

Which of the following is a MAJOR cause of the clearing of land in the rainforest?

• Making room for Cattle Ranching and farming

• Indigenous people needing land to live on

• Pollution of the Amazon River

• Creating new mass transit systems to stop air pollution

Which of the following is a possible solution to the deforestation problem in the Amazon?

• Creating laws to protect certain areas of the rainforest

• Encourage more farming and ranching in the rainforest to feed the hungry citizens

• Buying more trees from the illegal loggers in the rainforest

• Develop new cities in the rainforest to help with over crowded cities along the coastlines

What is the name of the physical feature that dominates the northern part of South America and Brazil?

• Amazon Basin (Rain Forest / Amazon River)

• Alps Mountains

• Atacama Desert

• Andes Mountains

What MAN-MADE feature has a major negative impact on the air pollution problem in Mexico City?

• Cars and Factories

• Gulf of Mexico

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Mass Transportation

Which of the following is a MAJOR effect of the clearing of land in the rainforest?

• There is less food for people to buy from Brazil

• Many plants and animal species are becoming extinct

• Pollution decreases in the Amazon River

• Mass transit systems are created to help stop air pollution

What GEOGRAPHICAL feature has a major negative impact on the air pollution problem in Mexico City?

• Cars and Factories

• Gulf of Mexico

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Mass Transportation

What is a solution that we discussed to help solve the air pollution problem in Mexico City?

• Use more coal burning power plants

• Cut a passage way through the mountains for airflow

• Make several million people leave the city to help reduce air pollution

• Use mass transportation like buses and trains to help keep millions of cars off the roadway

Approximately how much of the world's oxygen comes from the Amazon Rainforest?

• 80%

• 100%

• 20%

• 5%