Acid Rain
What country is affected by Acid Rain?
Germany
What country is affected by Air Pollution?
UK
In what country was Chernobyl?
Ukraine
What word means "across the borders of countries?"
transboundary
What does the word climate mean?
average annual weather in a particular place
What is a cause of acid rain?
coal burning factories in places like the UK and Germany produce harmful emissions that combine with moisture in clouds
What is a cause of air pollution in the past?
What caused the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl?
a nuclear reactor explosion during a safety test
the discharge of gas or pollution
emissions
What word means "climate with mild temperatures?"
temperate
What are some of the effects of acid rain?
harms natural habitats, soil, crops
damage to buildings, statues
contaminates drinking water
concern for other countries nearby
What is the modern cause of air pollution in the UK?
automobile emissions
Effects of Chernobyl?
still leaking radioactive waste
exclusion zone
cancer, health issues
What word means "without a job?"
unemployed
city; industrialized area
urban
Solutions for acid rain?
reduce use of fossil fuels
use of renewable energy sources
new laws
Solutions for air pollution?
environmental laws
What did the Soviet Union do right after the explosion?
tried to cover it up
Exclusion Zone
How does the UK's location help with trade?
it's location on the Atlantic makes shipping easier
Name of the brothers who wrote stories set in the Black Forest?
Grimm Brothers
What was the Great Smog in the 1950s?
several days where a dense fog covered London, caused increase in illness, death, crime
What do they call the lid that now covers the reactor?
sarcophagus
Give one example of a renewable energy source.
Solar, hydro, wind
How can climate affect trade?