Relacionar Columnas IV LEVEL UNIT 8 WE ARE IN DANGER Lesson 4Versión en línea Reading comprehension por Martha Uribe 1 What kinds of effects have human actions had on the environment during the past few centuries? 2 What is being promoted around the world in reaction to this? 3 How do human actions impact the natural world? They can improve, sustain, or destroy it. environmentally-friendly living negative ones 1 What does the law stipulate? 2 What are micro beads according to US law? 3 Why do water treatment systems often fail to filter them out? 4 Why are they a problem? 5 Which countries have established or are currently establishing regulations of toiletries containing micro beads? 6 What law did the US pass in 2015? 7 Where are they often found? the Micro bead-Free Waters Act because they are too small because they don’t decompose in water plastic particles less than 5mm in size that are used for cleansing in toothpastes and facial cleansers that rinse-off cosmetics containing micro beads are banned Canada and several European countries 1 What can companies do about the quotas? 2 How does the government of Iceland protect biodiversity? 3 What has this system achieved in the 1980s? 4 What animals have been protected in zero-poaching years? 5 Which human activities have led to a loss of biodiversity and even extinction? 6 What is the government of Nepal successfully fighting? It has allowed populations of fish to grow and become healthier. elephants, tigers, and rhinos poaching Hunting, fishing, and other activities by setting fishing quotas They can buy or trade quotas as long as the total number of fish caught stays below a certain limit. 1 What can happen in the dry season? 2 Where do these countries get most of their energy from? 3 What is the result of these emissions? 4 What are some other clean energy nations? 5 What type of energy have nations mostly relied on? 6 What kinds of sources are being used? 7 What does Uruguay’s mix of energy sources prove? 8 What country has already successfully transitioned away from fossil fuels? 9 What is the problem with these fuels? 10 How much of Uruguay’s electricity is generated from clean energy sources? hydropower, biomass energy, solar power, and wind energy) fossil fuels Paraguay and Lesotho Large cities are polluted by smog from cars and factories. they release harmful substances into the air as they burn. from dams There can be power outages. 95 percent that any nation can achieve clean energy production Uruguay 1 What has created a global waste disposal crisis? 2 Which country is addressing this problem? 3 What is the Pfand program? 4 How does it work? 5 How Germany is addressing this issue? 6 What are some other countries with successful recycling rates? 7 How much of Germany’s trash was recycled in 2016? 8 How do people sort trash in Germany? Shoppers pay small deposits for the bottles and get receipts that can be used for shopping, or even cash, when returning the bottles to the cashier. a program for glass and plastic beverage bottles the over-consumption of resources and frequent use of plastics Germany 65 percent with one of the most successful recycling programs South Korea, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland into different colored bins 1 What else has it contributed money towards? 2 What did Norway become the first country to do in 2016? 3 What country is trying to prevent the further loss of trees? 4 What did Norway commit $250 million dollars to between 2011 and 2015? 5 What function do trees perform for the planet? 6 What does the policy say? 7 What have people done to trees? They have cut down enormous numbers of them. Norway protecting forests in Guyana (protecting the Amazon rain-forest in Brazil and halting deforestation in Liberia ban deforestation and enact a zero-deforestation policy that the Norwegian government will not acquire any product that contributes to deforestation They clean the air, filter the water, prevent erosion, and slow the effects of climate change.
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