Environmental Issues SE Asia (Rivers)

What is the seasonal wind that can bring heavy rainfall that leads to flooding?

• Hurricane

• Monsoon

• Tornado

• Tsunami

Why is the Ganges River so polluted?

• Untreated sewage pours into it.

• Animal carcasses are thrown into it.

• Trash is thrown into it.

• All three of the other answer choices: untreated sewage, animal carcasses, and trash.

The Huang He (Yellow River) is nicknamed "China's Sorrow" because flooding from the river has caused more deaths than any other river in the world.

• True

• False

What has contributed to rivers flooding in China?

• Rains during monsoon seasons

• Farmers draining wetlands that previously acted as sponges

• Loggers cutting down too many trees that previously contained the rivers' waters

• All three of these answer choices

Why does the pollution of the Ganges and Chang Jiang ( Yellow River) Rivers have such a big impact on the people of India and China?

• People use the water strictly for irrigation for farms

• The governments cannot trade with other countries if their water is too polluted

• Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living

• The rivers are the main source of transportation for the country

The river located at Letter A is highly polluted with dangerous bacteria and cities along its banks have the highest rates of water-borne diseases in India. What river is located at Letter A?

• Ganges River

• Chan Jiang (Yangtze) River

• Huang He (Yellow River)

• Mekong River

Hundreds of millions of Chinese villagers do not have safe drinking water because of the pollution from chemicals and waste in the river located at Letter B. Which river is located at Letter B?

• Ganges River

• Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River

• Huang He (Yellow River)

• Mekong River

How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River?

• Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river every day

• No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since the large factories have been built.

• Industries located along the river use so much water that the Ganges is almost dry the time it reaches the sea.

• Factories owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe in the water or use the water for cooking.

Why is the Huang He ( Yellow River) sometimes called "China's Sorrow"?

• The river often runs dry leaving farmers to starve

• Floods along this river often cause great suffering

• No one can drink the water from this river because of the pollution

• The river has too many rapids and waterfalls for it to be used for transportation

How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead been a problem for the Ganges River?

• People are not allowed to go near the river when cremations are taking place

• The banks along the river reglarly catch fire and threaten Indian homes built there.

• Factories owners cannot use water once human ashes have been thrown into it upstream

• The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have placed in the river causing pollution