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