Environmental issues for developing countries

Question 1

TNCs look for

Answer 1

for low-cost locations for their factories and a lack of environmental and health and safety regulations is an attractive feature

Question 1

Environmental issues for developing countries

Answer 1

air and water pollution ,
land degradation ,
over exploitation resources ,
loss of farmland,
loss of biodiversity

Question 2

An example of the environmental impacts of this global shift is in Indonesia:

Answer 2

100,000 hectares of rainforest is lost each year to make way for palm oil plantations and mining

The large scale burning of forest has led to smoke pollution and more mammal species are more at risk here than in any other country

Question 3

These environmental problems also impact on people’s health and wellbeing, for example:

Answer 3

In the Ivory Coast, tens of thousands of people were taken ill after toxic waste was dumped by a ship which was alleged to produce hydrogen sulphide

Question 4

How many deaths does China get a year from air pollution (particulate matter from manufacturing

Answer 4

1.6m 2nd most in the world in 2015