ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF lATIN AMERICA

What is one way Mexico is trying to solve the problem of air pollution in Mexico City?

• working to preserve the Amazon rainforest
• encouraging people to use subways and buses
• banning the use of cars in the city
• limiting the number of people who can live in the city

Which of the following is the most important source of income in Venezuela?

• ranching
• farming
• petroleum sales
• fishing

A serious environmental problem facing Mexico today is

• loss of the world's largest living coral habitat.
• air pollution in Mexico City.
• loss of the Amazon Rainforest.
• the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

In an effort to improve air quality in the city, the government of Mexico City

• promotes the use of cars by all residents.
• has set aside large areas of forest in parks.
• encourages residents to use public transportation.
• increased the export of natural resources.

Why might the Venezuelan government NOT want to stop oil production in the country, even though it causes a lot of pollution?

• The government gets about half of its money from the oil business.
• The government does not care about the damage to the environment.
• People along Lake Maracaibo are now protected by a dam to prevent flooding.
• People in Venezuela do not care about the environment as much as other people.

Which is a problem associated with deforestation?

• More oxygen is available on the planet.
• Poor people earn money from selling trees.
• Native people have too much forest for their needs.
• There is less forest to produce goods that humans need.

What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City?

• intense sunlight
• the high altitude
• factories and cars
• cars that produce little or no air pollution

Body of water that borders the United States to the North and Cuba to the East

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• The Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Mountain range in Mexico that has 3 major chains and volcanoes.

• Atlas Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Madre Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains

A major “shortcut” that allows ships to travel

between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

• Isthmus

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Caribbean Sea