Chap 11 Quiz 4

With its highly developed and industrialized economy, Northwestern Europe consumes large amounts of natural resources and generates considerable ____________________

• Waste Management

• Trade Exports

• Waste Products

• Grievances

France and other countries that border the _______________________ Sea use the sea for waste disposal.

• Mediterranean

• Black

• Dead

• Arial

______________ has been a problem in the subregion as well. Global fishing levels are estimated to be four times greater than the amount of fish left to catch.

• Immigration

• Hunting

• Overfishing

• Deforestation

In response, all the countries in Northwestern Europe have ratified the __________________—an amendment to the international treaty on climate change designed to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by specific countries. 

• 16th Ammendment

• New Deal

• NAFTA Deal

• Kyoto Protocol

As new roads and railways intersect Northwestern Europe, the fragmentation of the landscape limits the migration of wildlife and causes some animal populations to become _______________.

• Endangered

• Irritated

• Abundant

• Isolated

Many power plants now burn ___________ instead of lignite coal. Natural gas burns cleaner and results in less pollution. 

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Water

• Coal

________________ is a problem throughout Europe due to manufacturing industries and the heavy use of vehicles.

• Overfishing

• Air Pollution

• Hunting

• Racing

Countries in the EU can face ______________ if they do not respect environmental protection laws.

• Rewards

• A high five

• Legal Action

• Forclosure

Some former ________________ countries are closing polluting factories. Yet they are putting more cars on the road, emitting sulfur, nitrogen oxides, and carbon.

• Communist

• Nationalist

• Capitalist

• Russian

Polluted clouds drift from the industrial belt of the subregion, and ___________________—wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground—withers forests and damages rivers in other areas. 

• Population Pressure

• Overfishing

• Acid Deposition

• Oxisol Renewal