Asia Environment

Which of the following would help DECREASE environmental issues in SE Asia?

• encouraging deforestation
• building more dams to create hydroelectricity
• opening more factories
• saving money by closing water treatment plants

Flooding caused by the __________ River has caused more deaths than any other river in the world.

• Huang He
• Yangtze
• Ganges
• India

About 90% of China's population is concentrated in the river valleys and coastline of the _______________ part of the country.

• southern
• northern
• eastern
• western

The Chinese government did all of the following EXCEPT ________to improve the air quality in Beijing before the 2008 Olympics, the

• Encouraged the use of public transportation

• Encouraged people to drive their cars

• Closed many factories temporarily

• Passed laws to reduce air pollutants

China has had to deal with all of the following environmental issues EXCEPT

• flooding of the Ganges River
• Air pollution
• Increase in Respiratory Illnesses
• Overpopulation

Which statement is TRUE?

• Most people in Japan live near the coast because the land is mountainous.
• Most people in Japan live near the rivers because the land is mostly desert
• Most people in Japan live near the desert because the land is mountainous.
• Most people in Japan live near the mountains because the land is rainforest.

Industrial (Factory) waste is considered a _______ of pollution in Asia?

• Cause

• Effect

Overpopluation is a ________ of pollution in Asia?

• Cause

• Effect

High Rates of Water-Born Diseases is considered a __________of pollution in Asia?

• Cause

• Effect

_______ and _______are considered the most polluted rivers in SE Asia?

• Ganges and Yangtze

• Ganges and Huang He

• Huang He and Tigris

• Huang He and Yangtze