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SS7G10 - SE Asian Environmental Issues

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Pollution in the Yangtze River is making the fish unfit to eat.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Monsoons in India or both a blessing and a curse.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

Tons of waste pours into the Ganges River everyday.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Automobile (car) exhaust does not have much of an impact on air pollution in India.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The leading cause of death in China is from diseases caused by air pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
Cutting down trees and draining wetlands have helped cause more flooding.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Flooding caused by the Huang He River in China has caused more deaths than any other river in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Very few people rely on the Yangtze for drinking water, irrigation, and transportation

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Most of China's _____________ live in the milder climates of the northeast.

a)

wildlife

b)

population

c)

businessmen

10.

Most of India's large cities are located along the Ganges or near the ___________.

a)

coast

b)

mountains

c)

swamp

11.

Many Indians are too poor for a ______, so they place the dead bodies in the water instead.

a)

burial

b)

baptism

c)

cremation

d)

fureral

12.
What country has polluted their water sources by tossing cremated remains into the river?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
China
13.
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
14.
What contributes to flooding in both India and China?
a)
cutting down trees, improper farming methods, and monsoons
b)
lack of dams, pollution, and monsoons
c)
beavers, bears, and tigers 
d)
deforestation and desertification
15.
How do farms contribute to water pollution?
a)
fertilizers and pesticides have chemicals that run off into water sources
b)
fertilizers and pesticides are dumped into lakes and rivers
c)
farmers dump unsold produce into the river 
16.

What are some types of pollution?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

soil

d)

food

17.

Rapid population growth in India has resulted in what?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Poverty

c)

Food Shortages

d)

All of the above

18.

China's major rivers such as the Yangtze and Huang He Rivers provide which of the following:

a)

Transportation

b)

Rich Soil

c)

Death and Destruction from flooding

d)

All of the above

19.

Which word means closely packed together?

a)

sacred

b)

dense

c)

pollutant

d)

irrigation

20.

Which word means material found in air, water, or soil that is harmful to humans or other organisms?

a)

pollutant

b)

dense

c)

sewage

d)

irrigation

21.

This word means containing infection or infectious germs

a)

soot

b)

exhaust

c)

respiratory

d)

contaminated

22.

What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan that began in the 1980s?

a)

to try and clean up the river

b)

to bring an end to the cremations

c)

to end using the river for drinking water

d)

. to slow down the building of new factories

23.
Which of the following is a solution to water pollution?
a)
burn cleaner fuels
b)
Build and maintain sewage treatment plants
c)
limit driving
24.
What is a solution to air pollution?
a)
burn cleaner fuels
b)
clear silt from rivers and lakes
c)
encourage use of fertilizers in farming
d)
build dams to contain water
25.
What is a solution to control flooding?
a)
set up clean-up campaigns along the rivers
b)
replant trees along the Yangtze River
c)
monitor what industries do with their wastes materials
d)
regulate pollution from industry
26.

When seasonal winds bring heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding is referred to as

a)

Typhoons

b)

Monsoons

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes