Acid Rain and Its Impacts

Acid Rain and Its Impacts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video discusses SEI's work on air pollutants, focusing on acid rain in Europe. It covers the historical context of air pollution, the development of sensitivity maps, and the impacts of acid rain on ecosystems. The video also explains the policy development process to mitigate these impacts, including the use of critical loads to guide emission reductions and achieve international agreements.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What organization did SEI collaborate with to address regional air pollution in Europe?

United Nations Environment Programme

European Union

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

World Health Organization

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which decade did acid rain become a significant issue?

1980s

1950s

1970s

1960s

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What realization about air pollution was highlighted by Scandinavian research?

It was primarily caused by natural sources

It was not harmful to ecosystems

It traveled between nations causing widespread damage

It was only a local issue

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pollutants were primarily focused on in SEI's work on acid rain?

Lead and mercury

Ozone and particulate matter

Sulfur and nitrogen

Carbon dioxide and methane

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the major ecological impact of acid rain in the 1960s?

Air quality improvement

Increased agricultural yield

Lake acidification and fish death

Deforestation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of developing a map of sensitivity across Europe?

To map population density

To assess ecosystem sensitivity to acid rain

To determine the best locations for industrial plants

To identify areas for urban development

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a politically important impact of acid rain discussed in the transcript?

Impact on human health

Impact on agricultural productivity

Impact on urban air quality

Impact on forest growth

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