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Understanding Cause and Effect

factory smoke, SO2,

vehicle emissions

factory smoke, SO2,

vehicle emissions

industrial waste, raw sewage dumped in the water

nuclear reactor exploded

cut trees down for cattle ranching, farming, houses

mining can cause air pollution and water pollution

kill plants, marine life, erodes statues

asthma, pneumonia, respiratory disease

people don't have access to clean drinking water

radiation contaminated the land; cancer & disease

less oxygen, wildlife loses habitat

vegetation and wildlife near the mining sites can die

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Environmental Issues in Europe

GermanyUK

Ukraine

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Environmental Issues in Europe

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Environmental Issues in Canada

POLLUTION

Extraction ofnatura

l resou

rces

SO2

USA

Canada Greenland

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Environmental Issues in Latin America

Mexico

V

Brazil

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Environmental Issues in Latin America

*Remember: Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

1. It is an urban area and therefore has a dense population

2. The location of the city is surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains, which traps pollution

3. In Mexico City, environmental laws are not strictly enforced

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Fill in the blanks using the following words:

environment, cause, effect, extraction, pollution, acid rain, mining, nuclear power, deforestation, timber

1. ____________________– dangerous substances that can harm or poison air, land or water

2. ____________________– the consequence of an action; what happens as a result of an action

3. ____________________– the natural world: land, air, and water

4. ____________________‐‐ an action that makes something else happen

5. ____________________– the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force

6. ____________________‐‐electric or motive power generated by a nuclear reactor

7. ____________________– wood prepared for use in building and carpentry

8. ____________________‐‐ the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine

9. ____________________– he clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land

10. ____________________‐‐precipitation that contains dangerous chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories and causes environmental harm to forests, lakes and marine life

Environmental Issues Vocabulary

pollution

*click blanks to reveal answers*

effectenvironmentcause

extractionnuclear power

timbermining

deforestationacid rain

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