1. Environmental Issues of Latin America
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2. The student will discuss
STANDARD
SS6G2
The student will discuss
environmental issues
in Latin America.
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3. What is the impact of development and trade on the environment?
essential question
What is the impact of development and trade on the environment?
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4. SAVE
THE
ENVIRONMENT!
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5. As countries grow in population and add more factories and businesses, they often face serious challenges to their environment.
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6. One of the most important issues facing Latin American countries today is how to maintain a clean, healthy environment amidst rapid growth.
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7. AIR POLLUTION IN MEXICO CITY
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8. Mexico City, Mexico is a huge city with a serious air pollution problem.
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9. In fact, Mexico City is one of the most polluted cities in the world!
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10. People living there are exposed to toxic gases and chemicals in the air they breathe every day, which can lead to respiratory illnesses.
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12. Mexico City’s pollution is caused by emissions from factories and automobiles that build up over the city.
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14. Mountains surrounding Mexico City are like walls that trap the pollutants in a brown haze called smog.
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16. The wind is not strong enough to blow the pollutants over the mountains, so they continue to accumulate each day.
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18. The Mexican government has put measures in place to help reduce air pollution.
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19. They include: 1. program limiting how often you can drive your car 2
They include: 1. program limiting how often you can drive your car 2. strict inspections of emissions systems on cars 3. changing the kind of fuel cars and factories use
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20. QUICK QUIZ 1. What type of pollution does Mexico City face?
a. water b. soil c. air
2. Emissions in Mexico City come from:
a. cars b. factories c. schools
3. What traps pollutants above Mexico City?
a. airplanes b. rivers c. mountains
4. In Mexico City, you might not be allowed to
drive your car every day.
a. true b. false
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21. DESTRUCTION OF THE RAINFOREST IN BRAZIL
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22. A major environmental issue in Brazil is destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
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23. The rainforest is important to the environment of Brazil as well as the entire world.
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24. Rainforests are home to the largest variety of plant and animal species on the planet.
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25. It is known as the “lungs of the earth” because they convert carbon dioxide into valuable oxygen.
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26. The destruction of Brazil’s rainforest is caused by road building and farmers cutting down forests.
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28. This is called “slash and burn” farming.
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29. It is also caused by cattle ranching, logging, mining and new settlements.
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30. This deforestation has many negative effects on the environment.
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31. This includes the loss of habitat for millions of species and climate change.
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32. Trees protect forest soil from drying out into barren land, and return water vapor back into the atmosphere.
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33. Although Brazil’s economy is growing from deforestation, the government is now setting aside large protected areas and setting up programs where new trees are planted when older trees are cut down.
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34. QUICK QUIZ 1. List two reasons why the rainforest is important.
2. List three reasons why the rainforest is being destroyed.
3. What negative effect does deforestation have on the
environment?
LARGEST VARIETY OF PLANT AND ANIMALS
“LUNGS OF THE EARTH”
ROAD BUILDING
“SLASH AND BURN” FARMING
CATTLE RANCHING
LOSS OF HABITAT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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35. OIL-RELATED POLLUTION IN VENEZUELA
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36. Oil is an important natural resource in Venezuela.
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37. In fact, oil provides about 50 percent of government revenue!
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38. Unfortunately, oil pollution has caused serious environmental and economic problems in Venezuela.
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39. Occasional oil spills have killed fish, which damages environment and hurts the fishing industry.
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41. Oil spills have shut down tourist resorts on Lake Maracaibo, the largest lake in South America.
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42. Contaminated oil pits, which collect waste from oil wells, also threaten to seep into Venezuela’s water sources.
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43. Venezuela’s state oil company is working to clean up its oil pits, and has adopted an environmental policy to focus more closely on environmental protection.
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