switching to cleaner fuels

passing laws to reduce Germany’s automobile emissions

getting other countries to pass laws about automobile emissions

switching from coal-burning power plants to water-powered ones

oil processing factories and acid rain

coal powered factories and automobile emissions

oil processing factories and coal powered factories

nuclear power plants and overcrowding in major cities

automobile emissions and overcrowding in major cities

Radiation poisoning has affected many people near power plants.

Cancer diagnoses have increased due to the shift from coal to nuclear power.

Acid rain has severely damaged famous architecture and cultural landmarks around the country.

Heart and lung issues have become more common due to severe air pollution from industrial areas.

Nuclear fallout: the settling of radioactive particles released into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion

Accident: an event that happens suddenly and by chance, without an apparent or controllable cause, typically resulting in damage or injury

Negligence: failure to use proper care; done with insufficient attention; action or judgment that is misguided or wrong; or lack of skill in the management of property that causes injury or harm

Natural disaster: a major adverse event resulting from natural occurrences such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, or other events created by nature that cause damage or loss of life

The operators should have hired professional researchers to perform all tests.

The operators should have evacuated the area before using the nuclear reactor.

The operators should have kept the automatic shutdown mechanism on while performing a test.

The operators should have performed their experiments in another place before performing them in Chernobyl.

The explosion destroyed buildings and infrastructure in the nearby town, crippling its economy.

Ukraine decided not to rebuild the Chernobyl reactor, which eliminated many jobs from the economy.

The loss of power from Chernobyl forced Ukraine to pay for nuclear power from Russia, which took money out of Ukraine's economy.

The costs of cleanup and recovery put huge and ongoing burdens on several governments, limiting other programs to help the economy.

Spanish, French, and Italian are all languages in the Germanic language family.

Spanish, French, and Italian all evolved from Latin (Romance) over the centuries.

Spain, France, and Italy are all members of the European Union.

Spain, France, and Italy all share borders with each other.

Religious leaders are important people in Europe.

The Cold War started as a religious disagreement.

Religion has been important to the history of Europe.

Europeans respect the rights of others to choose their religion.

Russia’s location gives it access to huge stores of natural resources, making it an almost ideal trading partner for other nations, while the United Kingdom has virtually no natural resources to trade.

Russia’s huge land mass covering two continents creates ideal conditions for trading with both Asian and European nations while the United Kingdom’s location makes trade ideal with Europe and The United States.

The United Kingdom is surrounded on all sides by water, a location that is ideal for trading with Europe and the United States, while Russia’s access to oceans across its northern and eastern borders set up ideal trading conditions with Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

The United Kingdom’s location means a temperate climate and many major ports along all of its borders, creating almost ideal trading conditions. Russia’s huge size and extreme northern location mean that extremely cold, harsh weather and rugged terrain make trade difficult.