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