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Too many environmental problems and potential solutions were listed. Problems included pollution from factories, cars, and chemicals affecting air, water, and wildlife. Solutions involved better regulations on emissions and waste, alternative energy sources, reducing consumption and single-use items, and preserving natural habitats. Matching problems with appropriate solutions would help address several environmental issues.

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Matching Environmental Problems and Solutions PDF

Too many environmental problems and potential solutions were listed. Problems included pollution from factories, cars, and chemicals affecting air, water, and wildlife. Solutions involved better regulations on emissions and waste, alternative energy sources, reducing consumption and single-use items, and preserving natural habitats. Matching problems with appropriate solutions would help address several environmental issues.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Cut out all the boxes. Match one box from the left column with one
box from the right column. Glue the matching boxes onto a large
sheet of paper.

PROBLEM SOLUTION

Too much lead in air from car Make laws to control factory gas
exhausts emissions
Logging forests to make pine Organise car-pooling between
bark workers
House is too hot in summer and Better regulation of chemicals
too cold in winter made and used by factories
Slowly rotting grass clippings More regular car maintenance
make too much methane gas
Detergents in rivers kill fish Plant more trees

Electricity bill is too high Build dams that are friendly to the
environment
Flooding Turn off lights when not in use

Old car that ‘blows smoke’ Use unleaded petrol

Too many poisonous factory Spread grass clippings out to speed


gases up decay
Overpopulation Have fewer children

Too many car exhaust fumes Put insulation in roof and walls

Cats kill wildlife Make laws to control the movement


of oil tankers
Too many toxic chemicals in Use detergents that are phosphate-
waterways free
Non-decaying packaging Have air-circulating areas in the
roof to release hot air
CFC gases from spray cans Solar or wind-powered power
destroy the ozone layer stations
Noise pollution Walk or ride a bike more often

Oil spills in the ocean Use safer gases in spray cans

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Detergents in rivers kill fish Kill cats in national parks

Too much sunlight enters Wash the car on the grass not the
windows to heat the house in road so soapy water does not enter
summer stormwater drains
House is too hot in summer and Make bottles from recycled plastic
too cold in winter
Plastic bait bags that strangle Install a solar hot water system
marine animals
Too much litter Put litter in the bin

Electricity bill is too high Build wide verandahs to shade the


windows
Too many insect pests Put all plastic bags in the bin and
not in the ocean
Pollution from coal-burning Use natural predators to kill insects
power stations pests not pesticides
Destruction of animal habitats Have shorter showers
by mining
Damage to beaches by 4WDs Restrict mining leases and
encourage land reafforestation
Overfishing Save the habitats of animals so they
can breed successfully
Waste of too much fresh water Ban fishing in fish breeding
in houses grounds
Endangered or extinct animals Ban 4WDs from certain beaches

Too much air pollution from tyre Use cardboard and not plastic
rubber vaporising into air packaging
Too many cars on the road with Make laws to have parks in new
just one person housing estates
Land clearing for more and Plant more trees to reduce soil
more housing estates salinity
Too many polluting softdrink Walk or ride a bike more often
bottles
Too much salt in the soil Fine people who operate noisy
machinery outdoors

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