Unit 1 Section 2

What was the Main environmental issue in Ukraine

• Air Pollution

• Chernobly Disaster

• Smog

• Acid rain

What was the main environmental issue in Germany?

• Acid Rain

• Smog

• Nuclear Diasater

• The Greate London Smog

What was the environmental issue in the UK

• Air Pollution

• Acid rain

• Nuclear Disaster

Acid rain is rain that is polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal or oil.

• True

• False

Acid rain occurs when moisture mixes with __________ in the atmosphere.

What economic activity in Germany is the primary cause of acid rain?

• burning coal and oil for energy

• clearing forests for farmland

Which statement about the effect of acid rain on Germany is correct?

• It has reduced biodiversity in Germany's tropical forests.

• It has destroyed nearly half of Germany's Black Forest.

• It has reduced the life expectancy of the German population.

• It has destroyed monuments such as the Cologne Cathedral.

Which statement about air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) is correct?

• Historically, air pollution in the UK was caused by construction; today most air pollution comes from

  factories.

• Historically, air pollution in the UK came from factories; today most air pollution comes from automobiles.

• Historically, air pollution in the UK came from automobiles; today most air pollution comes from large

  farms.

• Historically, air pollution in the UK came from large farms; today most air pollution is caused by

  construction.

Why does the disaster at Chernobyl rank as the worst nuclear disaster in European history?

• It spread lethal radiation to every country in Europe.

• It is the only nuclear accident to have ever taken place in Europe.

• It released more radioactive fallout than any other accident in Europe.

• It caused a meltdown that continues to leak radiation across Europe.

How did the disaster at Chernobyl affect the environment?

• It killed all life within a 1,000-mile radius of the meltdown.

• It started a fire that scorched over 1,000 acres of forest.

• It contaminated a 1,000-square-mile area with radioactivity.

• It made the area around the reactor uninhabitable for 1,000 years.