Inexhaustible resources and environmental problems
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
In an atlas find the temperate and tropical forest zones; write one country and one forest type for each.
For example: Russia – taiga (coniferous); Brazil – Amazon rainforest.
2
Annual precipitation is 900 mm, possible evaporation 600 mm. State the moisture coefficient and the moisture situation.
900 ÷ 600 = 1.5 – moisture is sufficient (even excess); farming without irrigation is possible.
3
Write 4 ways to save water in daily life.
For example: turn taps off, repair leaking taps, water plants early morning or evening, run washing machines full.
4
What type of environmental problem is the drying of the Aral Sea, and why?
Regional: its consequences are felt in several states (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan).
5
Write 3 measures against felling and deforestation.
Limit felling, plant new trees, protect forests from fire.