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Worksheets7.3.3 - Water & Air Pollution, and Monsoons
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are there not a lot of cities along the banks of the Yellow River in China?
a)
Violation of the Hindu religion
b)
It is in the desert
c)
Constant flooding
2.
What country has polluted their water sources by tossing cremated remains into the river?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
China
3.
In the Hindu religion, the Ganges River is considered holy, and ritual bathing in its waters is practiced by an estimated 60,000 people per day. What is the MOST LIKELY the effect of this practice?
a)
This use of the river has increased major health risks for the population of the area.
b)
Tourism in the area has increased, and many new settlements are being established along the river.
c)
The government has passed laws to restrict access to the water to discourage pollution and contamination.
4.
Which is a cause of Air Pollution in Asia?
a)
Factories
b)
Cars
c)
Large Population
d)
All of the Above
5.
What is a cause of water pollution in the Ganges River?
a)
Religious Ceremonies
b)
Factory Waste
c)
Poor Sewage Systems
d)
All of the Above
6.
Which group list EFFECTS of pollution in Asia?
a)
Factories, Sewage, Cars
b)
Sickness, early death, loss of work
c)
Sickness, Factories, Cars
d)
Dead animals, travel, sewage
7.
Around which physical feature does the largest concentration of people in India live around?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Indus River
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Gobi Desert
8.
Name 3 causes of pollution in the Ganges River and Yangtze River.
a)
Sewage, Industrial chemicals, fertilizer
b)
Fertilizers, Sewage, Saltwater
c)
Industrial chemicals, Sewage, rainwater
d)
Sewage, oil and gas, Industrial chemicals
9.
Which of the following is a solution to water pollution?
a)
Burn cleaner fuels
b)
Build and maintain sewage treatment plants
c)
Limit driving
d)
Burn all the trash
10.
Which is true about the Ganges River?
a)
The river is ignored by Indian religious rituals
b)
People do not drink the water because it is polluted
c)
Many people use the river for transportation as well as a water supply
d)
Plant and animal life have not been affected by the poor quality of the river's water
11.
How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?
a)
Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every day
b)
No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built
c)
Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry by the time it reaches the sea
d)
Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water/use the water for cooking
12.
How has the Indian practice or cremating their dead been a problem for the river?
a)
People are not allowed to go near the river when cremation are taking place
b)
The banks along the river regularly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.
c)
Factory owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream
d)
The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have been placed in the river causing problems.
13.
What was the purpose of the Ganges Action plan begun in the 1980's?
a)
to try and clean up the river
b)
the bring an end to the cremations
c)
to end using the river for drinking water
d)
to slow down the building of new factories
14.
Why has the Indians government had such a hard time making much progress in cleaning up the Ganges River?
a)
Most people in India do not feel the river is polluted so they are not worried about it
b)
The government of India has not made the cleaning up of the Ganges River one of its goal.
c)
Few people have gotten sick from the water in the Ganges River, so it it hard to get money for clean-up operations.
d)
India's combination of growing population and run-off from farming makes it hard to see much progress in controlling pollution
15.
Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China?
a)
Water from the Yangtze is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert
b)
The Yangtze is the international border between China and India
c)
People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains
d)
It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use.
16.
Into what body of water does the Yangtze flow?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
East China Sea
d)
South China Sea
17.
Where does the Ganges River flow into the sea?
a)
Yellow Sea
b)
Sea of Japan
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
East China Sea
18.
What are some of the main causes of high levels of nitrogen in the waters of the Yangtze River?
a)
The waste is from nuclear power plants
b)
the bodies of dead animals are thrown into the water.
c)
The chemicals used in fertilizers run from the fields into the river
d)
The exhaust fumes are from the millions of cars driven in this area of Asia.
19.
How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze River help reduce pollution in the water?
a)
The garbage could go into landfills instead of into the river
b)
The landfills would reduce the general need for more electricity.
c)
The chemicals would no longer run into farmers' fields and into the river
d)
All of the garbage would be recycled in landfills and there would be no waste.
20.
What have been the effect of the rapid growth of algae in the Yangtze River?
a)
The oxygen levels in the water go down and fish die
b)
The river dolphins and porpoises can rely on the algae as a food source.
c)
The Yangtze River can longer be used for shipping and transportation.
d)
The algae have provided a good source of fertilizer for those who live along the river.
21.
Why are India's urban areas having a problem with air pollution?
a)
Few people in India feel that air pollution is a problem
b)
There are not government efforts to control air pollution
c)
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today.
d)
The rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of automobiles have caused the problem.
22.
How is air pollution a problem in rural areas?
a)
Millions of people cook over wood and coal fires
b)
Many heavy industries have relocated in rural areas because the land is cheap
c)
People living in small villages drive a long distance to work in cars and trucks
d)
Waste from nuclear power plants has made the air in rural areas dangerous to breathe
23.
Why has the Indian government had problems reducing air pollution?
a)
They do not want to slow economic growth.
b)
There are no effective ways to regulate air pollution in the world today.
c)
No one in India is concerned about the amount of air pollution in India.
d)
Health problems related to air pollution have shown up in the Indian pollution.
24.
Why is acid rain dangerous to the environment in China?
a)
May cause chemical fires
b)
can harm plants and animals
c)
often leads to massive flooding
d)
it causes an increase in air temperature
25.
Which is a leading cause of death in China?
a)
skin cancer
b)
respiratory and heart disease
c)
injuries from automobile accidents
d)
injuries related to industrial and factory accidents
26.
Which contributes to air pollution problems in China?
a)
The shrinking population
b)
use of coal-burning power plants for energy
c)
the gradual drop in the number of new factories
d)
the lack of automobiles and trucks in rural areas
27.
When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes?
a)
the city's air pollution
b)
lack of fresh drinking water
c)
temperatures would be too hot in the summer in China
d)
Heavy seasonal rains that come to China in the summer
28.
Which of these is a cause of flooding in India and China?
a)
Droughts
b)
Desertfication
c)
Monsoons
d)
Factories
29.
Which of these is a seasonal wind bringing heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding?
a)
Monsoons
b)
Tsunami
c)
Drought
d)
Taklimakan
30.
Air pollution in India is a serious environmental problem. What is a cause of 70% of the pollution?
a)
Cremation
b)
Automobile emissions
c)
Trash
d)
Government restrictions
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