Environmental Issues of Latin America (Flashcard)

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Mexico City is

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having serious issues with air pollution

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Toxic emissions from ___________________ create most of the air pollution problem.

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factories and vehicles

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Smog is

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a brownish haze that is a mixture of water and toxins

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The Sierra Madre mountains contribute to the air pollution problem in Mexico City because

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They tend to trap in polluted air from both coasts - east and west

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In which country is destruction of the rainforest a problem?

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Brazil

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The rainforest is nicknamed "Lungs of the Earth" because

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it provides 1/3 of the earth's oxygen

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One positive solution for helping to repair the destruction of the rainforest ______________.

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setting aside protected areas of land that can't be cut or deforested