Environmental Issues of Europe
SS6G9 The student will discuss environmental issues
in Europe. a. Explain the major concerns of Europeans
regarding the issues such as acid rain in Germany, air pollution in the United Kingdom, and the nuclear disaster in
Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Student will be able to:
• Explain the impact of acid rain, air pollution and the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster on the economies and population of Europe.
Environmental Issue____________________________________________________
Causes EffectsEvent
(Important Facts)
Solutions?
Acid Rain________smoke or ________ exhaust containing _______ dioxide and ________ oxides go up into the atmosphere and come back down to earth in the form of harmful precipitation (_____, ____, etc.) ______ deposits also fall from the ____ when there is no precipitation.
Kills ________
Pollutes _______
Destroys ________ and monuments.
Other _______
____________
_____________
Car __________(_________ and particles which are put into the ______ by various sources.
Kills _________ and other plants.
______% of the _______ _______ has been severely damaged.
.
Name: ____________________ Date: _________ Period: ______
Causes Effects
Event (Important Information)
Solutions?____________ emission laws (how much pollution can be let out in the air)________________-renewable energy resource that uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity
__________is at an all time low
Destroys buildings and ____________destroys buildings and monuments
destroys buildings
Germany
Acid Rain: Caused by these…
Acid Rain: Results in this…
Acid Rain in Germany
What is acid rain?
Rain is rain that has been made acidic by certain
pollutants in the air.
Acid rain is related to Air Pollution!
• Air pollution rises into the air and returns as acid rain in
the form of precipitation
• Some of the UK’s air pollution is carried over to Germany
and adds to their Acid Rain problem
Acid rain occurs when…
smoke from factories or the exhaust from vehicles - contains
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
released into the air
“acts with water, oxygen, and other chemicals”
becomes ACIDIC
and it comes back down to earth in the form of harmful precipitation - rain, snow, sleet – ACID RAIN
No, Acid doesn’t fall from the sky…
Normal, clean rain has a pH value of between 5.0 - 5.5, which is slightly acidic. However, when rain combines with sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides—produced from power plants and automobiles—the rain becomes much more acidic. Typical acid rain has a pH value of 4.0.
Acid Rain in Germany
• Causes:
car emissions (gases and particles which
are put into the air by various sources)
factories emissions
other air pollution
Acid Rain in Germany
• Effects:
kills animals, pollutes water
Forests are dying and other plants
Destroys buildings and monuments
50% of the Black Forest has been severely damaged.
Timber is at an all time low
destroys buildings and monuments
Very few pine cones and young trees are found in Europe.
Germans afraid of this…
Black Forest in Germany
…becoming this…
Solution: Acid Rain
stronger emissions laws (how much
pollution can be let out in the air)
Hydroelectricity-renewable energy
resource that uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity
Hydroelectricity: Human/Environmental Interaction: Depending on our environment.
renewable energy resource because it uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity. Water evaporates from the Earth's surface, forms clouds, precipitates back to earth, and flows toward the ocean.
Environmental Issue UK_
Causes EffectsEvent
(Important Facts)
Solutions?
Air Pollution
Air PollutionRelated to ______ rain. Air ________ rises into the air and returns as ______ rain in the form of _____________ or dry ______. ______ pollution is carried from the U.K. to other countries by _______currents resulting in acid rain in those countries. U.K. has very bad _____ pollution. Air pollution includes _______, _________, and ________ (a mixture of _________ and _________.
Hurts humans (burns the ______, _______, and _______ forcing senior citizens and ________ to stay indoors.
Hurts _______ through acid rain.
Local __________
Vehicle _________
_______ burning in homes (Great _______ of 1952) sent _____ into the air, mixed with _____; creating smog
Hurts ___________
Name: ____________________ UK Causes Effects
Event (Important Information)
Solutions?Government _________ air quality. ________. _______
coals and using more __________. Newer cars produce less _______ and
people drive les
Air Pollution in the U.K.
• The UK has very bad air pollution
• Air pollution includes smoke, dust,
and smog (mixture of smoke and
fog)
• Air pollution is carried from the
U.K. to other countries by air
currents
Air Pollution in the United Kingdom
Causes:
coal-burning in homes (Great Smog of
1952) sending ash into the air
vehicle emissions
Factory smoke
Air Pollution in the United Kingdom
Effects:
hurts humans (burns the lungs, nose and eyes forcing senior citizens and children to stay indoors)
Can Kill – About 4,000 Londoners died within 5 days as a result of thick smog in 1952
hurts plants
hurts atmosphere
Hurts the economy…Costs the country $
Air Pollution $It cost a country money$
Constructed Response:
• Respiratory disease= greater healthcare costs
• Damage to buildings resulting in money having to be spent to renovate
• Closure of many factories resulting in loss wages.
• Money has to be spent on improving public transportation to reduce number of vehicles on road therefore reducing emissions.
Solutions
• Newer cars produce
less exhaust and people
drive less.
• Kyoto Protocol- an
agreement between
countries to reduce
pollution
• Stricter laws on pollution
•Government monitors air quality
Air Quality Monitoring Station
Environmental Issue_____________________________________________________
Causes EffectsEvent
(Important Facts)
Solutions?
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
______ Nuclear accidentEstimates: up to _______ will die from ________ radiation._________ had to be resettled. Radiation spread throughout other countries by air currents.
_________ issues-high rates of _______, birth defects, ________
Land ___________
and contamination (Europe farmers)
________ with poorly trained workers.
_________ reactor design
___________ government was not careful
Economic impact on East and North_______ _________: radioactive particles stirred up by the nuclear explosion and “raining down” (____________) through the atmosphere
Name: ____________________ Date: _________ Period: _____
Causes Effects
Event (Important Information)
Solutions?
Event: Important Information: Chernobyl (Ukraine)
• April 26, 1986 Nuclear accident
– Estimates: up to 5,000 will die due to cancer from radiation
– 336,000 had to be resettled
– Most areas now considered safe
Chernobyl Before and After Nuclear Accident
Whole cities had to be abandoned due to radiation…
Before
After
Evacuation
Effects: Red Forest
The Pripyat Fun Fair was scheduled to begin May 1st. The ferries wheel remains one of the most irradiated parts of Pripyat since the disaster, making it still dangerous today.
How far did the radiation go?
Sheep in northern England and reindeer in Lapland had to be killed as they had been irradiated.
Event: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine
• Cause:
communist government was not careful
defective reactor design
was operated with poorly trained workers
• Effect: Nuclear accident at Chernobyl Land evacuation and contamination (Europe farmers, )
Health issues- high rates of cancer, birth defects, death
Nuclear Fallout- radioactive particles stirred up by the nuclear explosion and raining down (descending) through the atmosphere
Chernobyl Nuclear DisasterApril 26, 1986
• spread to surrounding countries by air currents.
• still effects people and land TODAY!
• worst in history
Event: Important Information: Chernobyl (Ukraine)
29 years later: Still
Dangerous and
Empty!
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine
Chernobyl-Solutions
• No permanent solution-still radiative today 29 years later!
• Buried the reactor in concrete.
• payments to victims-new homes, jobs, clothes furniture- everything had to be left behind
• Paid medical costs for those who were sick
• Counstructed Response: Use Thinking MapChoose one Environmental ConcernCompose 1 paragraph that answers:
1.Where does it occur in Europe?2.What are the causes?3.What are the effects? 4.What is being done to solve the problem?
Pay attention to: Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence structure!
Less than 3 Complete sentences: 70%3-5 Complete sentences: 85%6-7 Complete sentences: 100%
Environmental Issue Writing JournalUse the information in your “Multi-
Flow” maps
Environmental Issue
Country affected
What are the causes?
What are the effects?
What is being done/Solututions
Topic Sentence
Body