Environmental Issues Latin America-Gallopade

One of the important issues facing Latin America today is how to

• keep clean air from leaving the country.

• maintain a clean, healthy environment amidst rapid growth.

• remove the mountains which hold pollution in the capital city.

Which is one of the most polluted cities in the world?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Fort Valley, Georgia

• Mexico City, Mexico

How are people affected by air pollution?

• People are exposed to toxic gases.

• People are exposed to chemicals.

• People have respiratory diseases.

• all of the above

What causes Mexico City’s air pollution?

• emissions from solar panals

• wind turbines and hydroelecity

• emissions from factories and automobiles which build up over the city

How do the Sierra Madre Mountains affect the air quality in Mexico City?

• The trees increase carbon dioxide for breathing.

• They trap the pollutants in a brown haze called smog,

• The mountains allows the pollutions to escape.

Vehicle emissions are dangerous to

• animals

• humans

• wild life

• all the above

In Mexico City, leaders found that ________________ are one of the primary causes of the air pollution.

• vehicles

• wind turbines

• solar energy

• video games

Which is a step leaders are taking to reduce vehicle emissions.

• People must purchase a new car every year.

• Every vehicle must have a yearly emission test.

• People must replace their cars every three years.

How is the government of Mexico City reducing air pollution?

• The government closes factories every other week.

• The government limits each household to 15 gallons of gas each week.

• The government demands that people buy new cars every year.

• The government is testing new fuels to use in vehicles and factories to lower air pollution causing emissions.

What is the most drastic step city leaders are requesting people do to reduce emissions in Mexico City.

• Leaders ruled that vehicles could only be driven on certain days of the week.

• Leaders ruled that people must walk to work every day.

• Leaders rules that all factories close for a year.