Geography - The Environment and Pollution
9 important questions on Geography - The Environment and Pollution
What is a pea-souper?
It is the name nineteenth- century Londoners gave to a thick fog, today known as 'smog', and which was famously described by Charles Dickens and in the stories of Sherlock Holmes.
How and when has the pollution problem in Britain changed?
During the 1960's and 70's laws were passed which forbade the heating of homes with open coal fires and the burning of rubish in the backgarden. Also the Thames, previously heavily polluted, is now clean enough for fish to live in.
In which decade the smog level was highest?
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Which four types of ‘green’ energy sources have been attempted?
Until what decade your stomach would get pumped when you fell in the Thames?
What alternative energy resources are considered in Britain?
Which form of alternative energy is most used in Britain?
Why are wind farms unpopular in England?
What is meant by 'Britain under attack'?
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