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Environmental Issues in China and India

Authored by Lisa Chuvala

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Environmental Issues in China and India
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the information, what environmental issue is China facing? Chinese officials predict the rivers remaining plant and wildlife species will be killed off completely if the dumping of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste is not stopped.

pollution of the Yangtze River

overfishing of the Ganges River

desertification on land near the Ganges River

deforestation on the banks of the Yangtze River

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is the result (cause) of the pollution of the Ganges River?

Dead bodies

Human and animal waste

Millions of people using river for religious purposes

all the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are causes of air pollution in India and China EXCEPT

Acid Rain

Vehicle emissions

Burning Fossil fuels

Industrial discharge

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main effects of industrial growth on the Chang Jiang River in China?

Increased pollution has made the water impossible to drink.

Increased pollution has caused many people to leave the area.

Increased regulations on factories have caused an improvement in water quality.

Increased population in the river basin has caused more flooding in the area.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements BEST explains the cause of water pollution in India?

Governments are not regulating enough to save the environment

Overpopulation and overcrowding has lead to a steady increase of waste, and is not monitored.

People do not throw their trash in rivers, however they do overuse them.

The rivers have almost always been dirty since they appeared.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China?

Water from the Yangtze River is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert.

The Yangtze River is the international border between India and China.

People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains.

It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial uses.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After working in a factory for 15 years, Sean developed lung cancer. Which of the following statements are most likely the reason why Sean developed the cancer?

The local river was heavily polluted.

The factory may have served him food that gave him food poisoning.

He most likely breathed in a carcinogen (toxins) due to low air quality.

None of the above.

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