1. Now! Copy Homework into your agenda: –M through Th: Review map (countries and rivers) Review Study Guide (5 q. each night) –F: Test and map quiz

3. Study Guide Environmental Issues in India and China TEST

4. 1.To which does the Ganges flow after it leaves India? Bangladesh 2.Where does the Ganges River flow into the sea? Bay of Bengal 3.Which is true about the Ganges River? Many people use the river for transportation as well as a water supply. 4.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.

5. 5. How has the Indian practice of cremating their dead been a problem for the river? The bodies of dead animals, as well as the ashes of human beings, have been placed in the water causing pollution. 6. What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan begun in the 1980s? To try and clean up the river 7. Why has the Indian government had such a hard time making much progress in cleaning up the Ganges River? India’s combination of growing population and run-off from farming makes it hard to see much progress in controlling pollution. 8. Why is the Yangtze River so important to the population and economy of China? It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial uses.

6. 9. Into what body of water does the Yangtze flow? East China Sea 10. What are some of the main causes of high levels of nitrogen in the Yangtze River? The chemicals used in fields run into the river. 11. Which is one of the most common industrial pollutants found in the Yangtze River? Arsenic 12. What has been the effect of the rapid growth of algae in the Yangtze River? The oxygen levels in the water go down and fish die.

7. 13. Why did the Chinese government decide to go ahead with the Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River? China’s people needed a reliable source of hydroelectric power. 14. How would building sanitary landfills along the Yangtze River help reduce pollution in the water? The garbage could go into landfills instead of in the river. 15. When Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics, which environmental issue was a big concern for many of the athletes? The city’s air pollution 16. Which contributes to air pollution problems in China? Use of coal-burning power plants for energy

8. 17. Which is a leading cause of death in China? Respiratory and heart disease 18. What was the job of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau in the months before the 2008 Olympics? Improve the city’s air quality 19. Why is acid rain dangerous to the environment? Can harm plants and animals 20. What economic argument does the World Bank make to urge countries to do whatever they need to do to clean up serious environmental problems quickly? The long-term costs of pollution are often more expensive than the clean-up effort would be.