Environmental racism

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One study found that _______________ making 50 - 60 thousand dollars a year are more likely to live in ______________ than ____________ who make just 10 thousand dollars a year. 

• White Americans, polluted neighborhoods, Black Americans

• Black Americans, clean neighborhoods, White Americans

• Black Americans, polluted neighborhoods, immigrants

• Black Americans, polluted neighborhoods, White Americans

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__________is a textbook case of environmental racism. It is where 100,000 residents have been __________with __________ water, contaminated by high levels of _________. This is because the state was trying to ____________. 

• Flint Michigan, treated, lake, cyanide, save money

• Flint Michigan, poisoned, toxic, lead, save money

• Flint Michigan, poisoned, toxic, mercury, gain votes

• Flint Michigan, poisoned, unclean, lead, gain votes

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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Flint has around __________ percent of the the people being __________ and 40 percent of the population are living below __________. 

• 40, Black, poverty

• 40, Hispanic, poverty

• 57, Black, poverty

• 57, Hispanic, poverty

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Residents  _________ about the dirty water for over a year but were _________ and that is how ___________  plays out.

• protested, criticized, environmental racism

• investigated, ignored, environmental racism

• protested, ignored, environmental racism

• investigated, criticized, environmental racism

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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Minority communities have much less ___________ so regulators can and often do ____________ them. 

• political clout, ignore

• political clout, blame

• power, blame

• power ignore

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Detroit is home to the most polluted ____________ in Michigan.

• roadways

• shopping centers

• parks

• zip code

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Zip code is the most powerful predictor of ______________and all communities and all zip codes are not _____________.

• garbage, different

• people, equal

• health, equal

• health, different

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South West Detroit  is surrounded by industries such as ___________ , ____________ , ______________ and ________________. 

• salt mining, water purification, fabric manufacturing, coal burning

• salt mining, steel production, oil refining, coal burning

• salt mining, steel production, fabric manufacturing, coal burning

• salt mining, steel production, water purification, oil refining,

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

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Environmental racism is about policies and  practices that _________ against ___________ by making them live near ___________, sewage plants and other __________. 

• discriminate, environmentalists, lakes, waterways

• discriminate, communities, landfills, polluting facilities

• discriminate, law makers, polluted sites, farming areas

• protects, politicians, landfills, downstate areas