NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what way does acid rain pose a threat to the German economy?
A
Acid rain damages the resources on which the timber industry relies.
B
Germany must pay to repair damaged bridges and roads.
C
Germany must pay for health care due to the health issues caused by acid rain.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In what way does acid rain pose a threat to the German economy? Germany must pay to repair damaged bridges and roads. Acid rain damages the resources on which the timber industry relies. Germany must pay for health care due to the health issues caused by acid rain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extra Information: Ultimately, acid rain has a negative affect on the economy. Food sources that are effected can lead to there being a shortage and therefore a famine. The low food supply will raise the prices of food based on their supply and demand. Acid rain will also lead to a cut back on luxuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poisoned air, water, trees, and land. Cancer, mutations, death in people & animals. Certain areas still unlivable today. Air current carries the acid rain to countries that border Germany.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Effects of Acid Rain on Plants and Trees Dead or dying trees are a common sight in areas effected by acid rain. Acid rain leaches aluminum from the soil. That aluminum may be harmful to plants as well as animals. Acid rain also removes minerals and nutrients from the soil that trees need to grow.

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