Air pollution in Mexico City

Mexico City is

• surrounded by mountains which holds in the air pollution

• surrounded by trees which makes it hard for sunlight to get through

• suffering from deforestation

50,000 industries

• add to the poor air quality in Mexico City

• cause massive traffic jams in Mexico City

• Provide jobs for life to citizens of Mexico

Choose the following that best represents the steps Mexico City is taking to reduce poor air quality:

• Limit the driving of cars to 4 days a week

• Limit the driving of cars to six days a week, emission tests for cars, and soot-free busses

• Banning all cars and making everyone ride bicycles

The presence of harmful substances in the air

• soot

• emissions

• air pollution

• smog

Fog or haze from pollution

• smog

• soot

• emissions

• air pollution

A black powder that is produced when coal is burned

• soot

• emissions

• air pollution

• smog

The production and discharge of something (from factories or vehicles)

• soot

• emissions

• air pollution

• smog

What city has some of the worst air pollution in the world?

• Atlanta

• Paris

• Mexico City

• Tokyo

What is one reason that Mexico struggles with air pollution?

• Massive volcanoes

• Massive trash dumping areas

• The geography and mountains holding the in the pollution

• The citizens get paid to pollute

What are some changes the government has implemented to lower the pollution?

• Public busses

• Bike sharing programs

• Only being able to drive your car 6 days a week

• Public busses, Bike sharing programs, and only being able to drive your car 6 days a week