Relacionar Columnas IV LEVEL UNIT 8 WE ARE IN DANGER Lesson 4Versión en línea Reading comprehension por Martha Uribe 1 How do human actions impact the natural world? 2 What kinds of effects have human actions had on the environment during the past few centuries? 3 What is being promoted around the world in reaction to this? They can improve, sustain, or destroy it. environmentally-friendly living negative ones 1 Why do water treatment systems often fail to filter them out? 2 Where are they often found? 3 What does the law stipulate? 4 Which countries have established or are currently establishing regulations of toiletries containing micro beads? 5 What law did the US pass in 2015? 6 What are micro beads according to US law? 7 Why are they a problem? in toothpastes and facial cleansers because they are too small the Micro bead-Free Waters Act Canada and several European countries 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 1 What has this system achieved in the 1980s? 2 Which human activities have led to a loss of biodiversity and even extinction? 3 What is the government of Nepal successfully fighting? 4 What can companies do about the quotas? 5 What animals have been protected in zero-poaching years? 6 How does the government of Iceland protect biodiversity? Hunting, fishing, and other activities They can buy or trade quotas as long as the total number of fish caught stays below a certain limit. elephants, tigers, and rhinos by setting fishing quotas It has allowed populations of fish to grow and become healthier. poaching 1 What type of energy have nations mostly relied on? 2 What are some other clean energy nations? 3 What kinds of sources are being used? 4 What can happen in the dry season? 5 How much of Uruguay’s electricity is generated from clean energy sources? 6 What does Uruguay’s mix of energy sources prove? 7 What is the problem with these fuels? 8 Where do these countries get most of their energy from? 9 What country has already successfully transitioned away from fossil fuels? 10 What is the result of these emissions? 95 percent Large cities are polluted by smog from cars and factories. fossil fuels Paraguay and Lesotho hydropower, biomass energy, solar power, and wind energy) that any nation can achieve clean energy production Uruguay from dams they release harmful substances into the air as they burn. There can be power outages. 1 How much of Germany’s trash was recycled in 2016? 2 What has created a global waste disposal crisis? 3 How do people sort trash in Germany? 4 How does it work? 5 How Germany is addressing this issue? 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 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. into different colored bins with one of the most successful recycling programs the over-consumption of resources and frequent use of plastics South Korea, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland Germany 65 percent 1 What have people done to trees? 2 What else has it contributed money towards? 3 What did Norway become the first country to do in 2016? 4 What does the policy say? 5 What country is trying to prevent the further loss of trees? 6 What did Norway commit $250 million dollars to between 2011 and 2015? 7 What function do trees perform for the planet? They have cut down enormous numbers of them. They clean the air, filter the water, prevent erosion, and slow the effects of climate change. protecting forests in Guyana (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
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