Asia Environment

Which of the following would help DECREASE environmental issues in SE Asia?

• encouraging deforestation

• building more dams to create hydroelectricity

• opening more factories

• saving money by closing water treatment plants

Flooding caused by the __________ River has caused more deaths than any other river in the world.

• Huang He

• Yangtze

• Ganges

• India

About 90% of China's population is concentrated in the river valleys and coastline of the _______________ part of the country.

• southern

• northern

• eastern

• western

The Chinese government did all of the following EXCEPT ________to improve the air quality in Beijing before the 2008 Olympics, the

• Encouraged the use of public transportation

• Encouraged people to drive their cars

• Closed many factories temporarily

• Passed laws to reduce air pollutants

China has had to deal with all of the following environmental issues EXCEPT

• flooding of the Ganges River

• Air pollution

• Increase in Respiratory Illnesses

• Overpopulation

Which statement is TRUE?

• Most people in Japan live near the coast because the land is mountainous.

• Most people in Japan live near the rivers because the land is mostly desert

• Most people in Japan live near the desert because the land is mountainous.

• Most people in Japan live near the mountains because the land is rainforest.

Industrial (Factory) waste is considered a _______ of pollution in Asia?

• Cause

• Effect

Overpopluation is a ________ of pollution in Asia?

• Cause

• Effect

High Rates of Water-Born Diseases is considered a __________of pollution in Asia?

• Cause

• Effect

_______ and _______are considered the most polluted rivers in SE Asia?

• Ganges and Yangtze

• Ganges and Huang He

• Huang He and Tigris

• Huang He and Yangtze