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