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Enviornmental Issues In Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acid Rain | Pollution from factories and vehicles combined with rain that falls to the earth and decays buildings and statues , pollutes rivers, destroys vegetation and kills the wild life. |
| Air Pollution | smoke from factories and cars or any vehicles exhaust systems. |
| Smog | combination of smoke and fog. |
| Great Smog of 1952 | people in London could not see what was in front of them for 4 days. Transportation slowed down and crime increased. |
| Effects Of Air Pollution(humans) | asthma,lung cancer, pneumonia, sore eyes, sore throat, headaches, sickness and skin disease. |
| Germany | the country in Europe that promised to increase its use of cleaner renewable energy by 20% |
| United Kingdom(London) | the country in Europe that is notorious for air pollution. |
| Chernobyl Ukraine | the country in Europe that is responsible for the nuclear disaster that exposed millions of people to unsafe levels of radiation. |
| Causes of Air Pollution | fireworks, deforestation,factories, car exhaust, cigarette smoking |
| Effects Of Air Pollution(environment) | crop and forest damage, destroys the ozone layer. |
| Effects Of Air Pollution(animals) | cause's them to migrate from their natural habitat ,diseases |
| Exclusion Zone | a 30 mile radius around the nuclear plant that was abandoned by humans. |
| Exposure to Radiation | causes mutations, abnormalities and birth defects passed from one generation to the next in humans and animals. |
| Nuclear Reactor | machine used at nuclear power plants to generate electricity. |
| Smokeless Zones | areas in London where only smokeless fuels can be used. |