NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Acid rain is destroying the Black Forest. This is a major problem for which country?
A
Russia
B
Ukraine
C
Germany
D
United Kingdom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Acid rain has ruined nearly half of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany. It has damaged the soil and the trees growing in it. Many acres of diseased trees are at risk of dying. It is the main concern in the future.

Detailed explanation-2: -United States and Canada are the countries which are mostly affected by acid rain because of high number of factories, power plants and large number of automotive plants. Europe, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway and Finland are affected because of British and European factories.

Detailed explanation-3: -The acid rain caused massive devastation to trees, soils, rivers and lakes. By 1984 almost half of the trees in the nearby Black Forest showed signs of damage and images of blackened skeletal trees helped fuel the environmental movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Acid Rain has effected the black forest in Germany. The black forest got destroyed by acid rain because the soil of the trees in the forest is acidic soil and it is low, so it is near neutral. The soil is has a low acidic level. When acid rain drops it has a high level of acid and when acid rain drops.

Detailed explanation-5: -As early as the 1960s, scientists observed evidence of tree damage from acid rain and other environmental pollutants in the Black Forest of Germany.

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