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