1. How have European actions changed the natural environment of Europe?
SS6G9: The student will discuss environmental issues in Europe
Explain the major concerns of Europeans regarding the issues such as acid rain in Germany, the air pollution in the United Kingdom, and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
How have European actions changed the natural environment of Europe?
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Air Pollution in London
Acid Rain in Germany

2. Acid Rain in Germany Smoke from factories and power plants
Causes
Effects
Solutions
Smoke from factories and power plants
Cars / buses
Nature – smoke carried by the air currents
Ruined ½ of Germany’s black forest
Damaged soil and trees
Eats holes in statues and buildings
Water Power
Government passed laws
Wind turbines
Built taller smoke stacks on factories

3. Air Pollution in the United Kingdom
Causes
Effects
Solutions
Smog
Coal Fires
Exhaust from gas and diesel powered vehicles
Asthma and pneumonia
Threatens wildlife
Blackens buildings
Smokeless zones
Cleaner coals
Drive less

4. Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Ukraine
Causes
Effects
Solutions
Nuclear reactor exploded at the plant
Exposed ½ of the Ukraine to unsafe levels of radiation
Poisoned the land and water
Fish were not safe to eat for years
Ukraine decided to become a nuclear free country
Stricter regulations
Covered the reactor with concrete