Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

 Islands  Some islands in Northern Europe are: A.Great Britain B.Ireland C.Iceland D.Great Britain and Ireland are the two major islands in an archipelago.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: " Islands  Some islands in Northern Europe are: A.Great Britain B.Ireland C.Iceland D.Great Britain and Ireland are the two major islands in an archipelago."— Presentation transcript:

1  Islands  Some islands in Northern Europe are: A.Great Britain B.Ireland C.Iceland D.Great Britain and Ireland are the two major islands in an archipelago. Together they are called the British Isles.

2  Great Britain  Great Britain is the name of an island. The United Kingdom refers to a country located on two islands (Great Britain and Ireland). The United Kingdom is composed of: A.Wales B.Scotland C.England D.Northern Ireland

3

4  Islands  Some islands in the Mediterranean Sea are: A.Sicily B.Corsica C.Sardinia D.Crete

5

6  Environmental Issues In Europe  Acid Rain in Germany  Air Pollution in the United Kingdom  Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine

7  Acid Rain In Germany  rain, snow, sleet that is polluted by acids such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid  caused chiefly from the burning of coal, gas, and oil by cars, factories, and power plants  harms the environment over large areas: a) can damage statues, buildings, and bridges, b) has killed entire fish populations in lakes c) can harm forests and soil

8

9  Areas Where Acid Rain Is A Major Problem  Central Europe  Scandinavia  Eastern North America

10

11

12  Pollution Management  Some businesses have develop devices that remove these harmful particles from smokestack emissions, such as filters, by traps that use static electricity, or by devices called scrubbers that wash out particles with chemical sprays

13  Air Pollution in the United Kingdom  Smog is a form of air pollution  first used in 1905 to describe the combination of smoke and thick fog that at times hung over London and other cities in the United Kingdom  also refers to a condition caused by the action of sunlight on the exhaust gases from automobiles and factories

14

15

16  Effects of Smog  Can kill (About 4,000 Londoners died within five days as a result of a thick smog in 1952)  destroys plant life  causes building materials to deteriorate faster than usual


Download ppt " Islands  Some islands in Northern Europe are: A.Great Britain B.Ireland C.Iceland D.Great Britain and Ireland are the two major islands in an archipelago."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google