Final test

Nuclear waste mainly affects ............... , because it is deposited in those areas.

• Ocean

• Jungle

• Desert

• Artic

Answer explanation

Being areas in which fauna and flora is practically nil, makes governments decide to bury nuclear waste in those areas, contaminating millions of hectares and killing species that live in those areas.

Studies have revealed that the indigenous people who live in the amazon jungle suffer from health problems as a result of..........

• Water pollution

• Air pollution

• Noise pollution

Answer explanation

Due to the machinery and the waste that they produce, the habitants of said ecosystem suffer the consequences of drinking that water, since all the waste flows into nearby rivers.

Over the past 30 years, the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic has declined by an impressive.......

• 85%

• 95%

• 67%

• 96%

Answer explanation

This is due to the annual rise in temperatures, it has caused the polar caps to gradually reduce and increasingly due to our lack of care for the environment.

Which of the following countries has part of the Artic ecosystem.

• Mongolia

• Russia

• United States

• North Pole

Answer explanation

The two correct answers are justified due to the position they have on the planet, while the north pole is also an arctic ecosystem, but it is not considered a country.

Marine water cover more than the 80% of the Earth surface.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

According to the data collected, the water surface of the planet is around 70% of the total.

Every day in the Amazon jungle, more or less one million trees are cut down,

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

According to the data collected, in the year 2022 an average of 1 million trees were cut down daily.

What is the hottest desert in the world?

• Sahara Desert

• Lut Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Chihuahua Desert

Answer explanation

According to official data, the highest temperature on earth was around 70 degrees in the Lut desert (Iran).