Environmental Issues - East and Southeast Asia

contamination of bodies of water

a supply of water to land

when soil loses its ability to hold water

when the desert spreads

Ganges

Chang Jiang

Huang He

Mekong River

Coal-burning factories

Homes burning coal for heat

automobile emissions

flooding during monsoon season

Water-borne diseases are spreading

Many species of plants and animals are dying

water is unsafe to drink

All of these are effects of water pollution

Effect of pollution on the Ganges and Chang Jiang Rivers

Effects of pollution of flooding in China and India

Causes of pollution on the Ganges and Chiang Jang Rivers

Causes of air pollution in China and India

Ganges

Chang Jiang

Mekong

Amazon

rains during monsoon seasons

farmers draining wetlands that previously acted as sponges

loggers cutting down too many trees that previously contained the rivers water

All of these

People use the water strictly for irrigation for farms

the governments cannot trade with other countries if their waste is too polluted.

Millions of people depend on water from the rivers for daily living

The rivers are the main source of transportation for both countries.

all of these

False

True

Human and animal deaths

Destruction of homes and businesses

Respiratory disases

Loss of crops

Mudslides

True

False