Environmental Issues in Latin America

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In Latin America we have been discussing two different environmental issues. What are they?

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Air pollution & Deforestation

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What country is the air pollution located? Options: United States, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia

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Mexico

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Deforestation is happening in which rainforest?

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Amazon Rainforest

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How do the Sierra Madre Mountains contribute to Mexico City's air pollution?

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They act as a wall & trap in the pollution.

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Which country is the Amazon Rainforest primarily located in?

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Brazil

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T/F: The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest left in the world today.

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True

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The Amazon Rainforest supplies a vast amount of the world's oxygen. Because of this, the rainforest is nicknamed what?

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Lungs of the Earth

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What was the driving force behind the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest?

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Economic gain

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The "slash & burn" farming is bad for the soil because it....

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deprives it of it's nutrients.

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Which of the following is responsible for 70% of the destruction of the rainforest?
Options: crops, need for highways, cattle ranching, mining

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cattle ranching