Environmental Issues
Latin America
Destruction of the
Brazilian Rainforest
Rain Forests
From Woods Hole Research Center at
http://www.whrc.org/southamerica/index.htm
Undiscovered tribes in the
Amazon rainforest
Destruction of the Rainforest
Think-Pair-Share
• Brainstorm an answer question #1 on your
Latin American Environmental Issue
worksheet.
• When you are done, share your ideas with
a neighbor.
Why cut down the rainforest?
• Farming
• Cattle ranches
• logging
Read page 16 in the
CRCT Prep book
-Answer Multiple Choice
Questions 13-20
-Fill out the bubble chart
with partner
Oil in
Venezuela
Read page 19 in the
CRCT Book
• Answer Multiple Choice
questions 21-24
• Fill out the bubble chart
What problem has been caused by oil
production in Venezuela?
• The coast along the Caribbean Sea has
been polluted with oil
Vessels' collision sparks
massive oil spill
PORT ARTHUR — State and federal
officials will continue a massive cleanup
today after a collision between an oil
tanker and a barge sent up to 450,000
gallons of crude oil gushing into the water
only yards from shore Saturday and
brought all nearby shipping traffic to a halt.
A BARGE IS SEEN
MAKING A LARGE
IMPACT GASH ON THE
SIDE OF THE EAGLE
OTOME AFTER VESSELS
COLLIDED, CAUSING
THE OIL SPILL.
A BOAT WITH WORKERS RIDES ALONG THE
WATER WHERE CRUDE OIL WAS SPILLED.
OFFICIALS CONTAINED THE SPILL, BUT WERE
STILL ASSESSING THE SCOPE AND CAUSE.
OIL IS SEEN ATOP THE
WATER DOWN STREAM
FROM WHERE A BARGE
IS SEEN ENGAGED
WITH EAGLE OTOME.
WORKERS ARE SEEN
TRYING TO CONTAIN
CRUDE OIL.
A BARGE IS SEEN ENGAGED WITH EAGLE
OTOME AFTER TWO VESSELS COLLIDED.
CRUDE OIL DRIFTS DOWN THE SHIPPING
CHANNEL.
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL PLACE BUOYS IN
THE SHIPPING CHANNEL TO CONTAIN AN OIL
SPILL.
Review
• What is air pollution?
– The addition of harmful chemicals to the
atmosphere
• What is acid rain?
– Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants
• How can acid rain damage plants/vegetation?
– Acid rain causes the soil and plants to deteriorate
• How can it damage statues?
– The acid breaks down the hard material in the
statue
Mexico City Air Pollution
•Mexico City
Mexico City’s Air Pollution
Mexico City
Think-Pair-Share
Why is Mexico City so polluted?
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Overcrowding
Industrialization
Vehicle emissions
Location at the base of mountains that
trap emissions which produce a heavy
overlay of smog
Think-Pair-Share
• Hypothesize how Mexico City could
reduce its air pollution problem
• Discuss your ideas with your neighbor
Read pg. 15 in
the CRCT Book
• Answer multiple choice
questions 9 and 10
• Fill out the bubble chart
How can Mexico City reduce air
pollution?
• Leave your car at home one or more days
per week
• Ride buses, trains, or carpool
• Have more frequent car inspections/get
cars repaired
• Close factories on days with high pollution
levels
Problems associated with large
populations in Latin American cities.
• Too many people polluting the air and water
• Poor waste management
• Low literacy rates
Why do they have problems getting
clean water?
• Fertilizers and pesticides from large farms
contaminate the streams and rivers
• Lack of effective water treatment centers