Why Is Air Pollution an Increasing Problem in Developing Countries

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why is air pollution an increasing problem in developing countries?

• A)In the desire to industrialize rapidly, less expensive but outdated, more polluting technologies are being adopted.
• B)The global distillation effect brings more pollutants into developing countries than they produce locally.
• C)Most people in developing countries now own two cars exacerbating urban heat islands and dust domes.
• D)Developing countries are located in areas that tend to suffer from thermal inversions.

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