SE Asia Environmental Issues & Role of Location Review

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A recent air quality study conducted by the World Health Organization showed that 7 of 10 of the world's most polluted cities are in China. What is the MOST LIKELY effect of such pollution on the people of China?

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Respiratory and heart disease related to air pollution are the leading causes of death in China.

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Which two Asian nations are facing the GREATEST problems with air and water pollution? Options: India and Japan, Japan and China, India and China, Taiwan and India

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India and China

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Which is the MOST likely reason for the high population density in the northeastern part of India?

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the Ganges River is in the region

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Which of these would have the BIGGEST impact on the interaction between India and China? Options: the Three Gorges Dam, the Himalaya Mountains, the flooding of the Indus River, the pollution of the Ganges River

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the Himalaya Mountains

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The Yellow River (Huang He River) does not contain as many cities along its banks as other rivers in China. Why is this the case?

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It is plagued by rapid currents and constant flooding.

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This photograph is from the Oshiwara River in Mumbai, India. What would be the MOST likely impact from this type of pollution?

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outbreak of cholera

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Coal-burning factories and increased automobile usage has caused the GREATEST increase in which of these?

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air pollution

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To control the devastating effects of flooding, China has built the:

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Three Gorges Dam.

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Seasons in South Asia depend MOSTLY on

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monsoons.

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Based on this map, when Winter Monsoons strike India they come over the

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Himalayan Mountains.