SS6G2 Latin America Environmental Issues

Which of these industries is NOT a major cause of deforestation in Latin America?

• cattle ranching

• the automobile industry

• the agricultural industry

• lumber harvesting

Mexico City's most pressing environmental issue is

• erosion along the coastline

• cutting down of the rainforest

• mountain erosion

• dangerous air pollution

What issue would be MOST LIKELY to concern the Amazon Rainforest?

• rapid urbanization

• suburban overpopulation

• severe drought

• destruction of the rain forests

In the late 1990s the Mexican government passed a number of laws concerning the manufacture and operation of automobiles. These included switching to cleaner burning fuels, installing catalytic converters on new cars, requiring tougher vehicle inspections, and converting city buses to natural gas.

What was MOST LIKELY the purpose of these laws?

• to break their dependence on foreign oil

• to improve the air quality in urban areas

• to prevent major corporations from becoming too rich

• to stop industrial unions from going on a national strike

Which of these is the BIGGEST reason for the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest?

• the desire for farm land and cattle land

• creating reservations for native peoples

• wars with indigenous tribes who live there

• the addition of new countries to the region