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How have environmental issues affected Latin America?

Explore the causes and effects of air pollution in Mexico City and rainforest destruction in Brazil. Learn about the factors contributing to pollution and deforestation, and the negative consequences on vegetation, atmosphere, and human health.

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How have environmental issues affected Latin America?

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  1. How have environmental issues affected Latin America? Standard: SS6G2a. Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico. SS6G2b. Explain the environmental issue of destruction of the rain forest in Brazil.

  2. Air Pollution in Mexico City

  3. Causes of Pollution in Mexico City • Overcrowding • Industrialization • Vehicle emissions (releases) • Location of Mexico City

  4. Overcrowding in Mexico City

  5. Industrialization in Mexico City

  6. Vehicle Emissions in Mexico City

  7. Location of Mexico City Based on what you’ve learned about Mexico’s physical features, how does its location matter?

  8. Location of Mexico City Mexico City lies at the base of two mountain ranges which basically traps the air pollution

  9. Air Pollution in Mexico City

  10. Air Pollution in Mexico City

  11. Air Pollution in Mexico City

  12. Effects of Pollution in Mexico City • Damage to vegetation (plants) • Harm to the atmosphere • Harm to human beings • Pollution causes Acid Rain

  13. Video on Air Pollution in Mexico[select one] Mexico City Air Pollution [6:10] Air Pollution in Mexico City Documentary [10:57]

  14. Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil Time Lapse Devastating Deforestation

  15. Importance of Rainforests • Rainforests are known as the “lungs of the earth”. Why? • Rainforests help convert carbon dioxide into oxygen

  16. Tropical Rainforests have very dense (thick) vegetation; therefore, they consume a lot of carbon dioxide and give off a lot of oxygen.

  17. Importance of Rainforests • Rainforests are the home to the largest variety of plant and animal species on the planet

  18. Diversity of Living Things in the Rainforest

  19. Causes of the Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil • Road building • Farmers cutting down forests to plant crops • Cattle ranching • Logging • Mining • New settlements

  20. Destruction of Rainforest in Brazil

  21. Destruction of Rainforest in Brazil

  22. Destruction of Rainforest in Brazil

  23. Destruction of Rainforest in Brazil

  24. Effects of the Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil • Causes a loss of habitat for species • Can cause climate change (more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere) • Causes less clean air for humans

  25. Effects of the Destruction of the Rainforest in Brazil • Causes more soil erosion (trees help keep soil from eroding) • Causes soil depletion (rainforests have rich soil but when cut down the richness of the soil is reduced)

  26. Video on Deforestation in Brazil[see resources]

  27. Summarizer

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