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