Environmental Impacts Flashcards
1
Q
China - Pollution / Degradation
A
Chongqing water has 80/100 banned toxins
70% rivers undrinkable
Only 7.2% farmland feeds population
40% farmland degraded
2
Q
Resource exploitation
A
Kerela, India aquifers (Coca-Cola)
Ecuadorean Amazon cleared, endangers indigenous lives
China exploit Ecuador for coal, oil due to their high demand
3
Q
Biodiversity Loss
A
78% Vietnam’s forest lost for agriculture to export
