GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The city’s physical geography is surrounded by mountains that trap in the pollution.
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Numerous factories and cars create harmful pollutants in the air increasing pollution.
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Mexico’s poor infrastructure makes reducing carbon emissions too expensive.
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All of these.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Population growth, increasing motorization and industrial activities, a constrained basin and intense solar radiation combined to cause intense air-quality problems of both primary and secondary pollutants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Metepec was the most polluted city in Mexico in 2021, based on fine air particulate matter concentration (PM2. 5). Throughout the year, the city had an average particulate matter concentration of 28.4 micrograms per cubic meter.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1992, the United Nations declared Mexico City the most polluted city on Earth. By that point, the government had begun to implement policies to confront it, beginning with the Comprehensive Program Against Air Pollution (PICCA) in 1990.