Exercise Name________________________ 6 Global Air Quality and the Kyoto Protocol Print this sheet and use it along with your Exploring Environmental Science with GIS textbook. You will turn in your answers on this sheet. Be sure to follow this sheet closely-some sections of the exercise have been altered or omitted! Start on page 7-1. 1. What four countries appear to have been the largest methane emitters in 1990?
2. Methane Table % Methane from Agricultural 1990
Country Name
% Methane from Energy 1990
% Methane from Waste 1990
% Methane from Other Sources 1990
3. Which countries have a Change that is greater than five?
4. Which 2 countries had the highest CO2 emissions in 1965?
STOP! Skip the section on page 7-5 that begins with the sentence, Next, you will plot the data for these countries on a graph. Start on page 7-6 under the heading Nitrogen Oxides.
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5. Which country has increased their NOx emissions the most between 1995 and 1990?
6. According to the Query Builder, how many countries have increased their NOx emissions by more than 300 units between 1990 and 1995 and what are their names?
7. Which map has more countries colored in bright red, 1990 or 1995?
8. For each of the years, what does bright red signify?
9. Based on your observations above, how have the amounts of chlorofluorocarbon emissions changed between 1990 and 1995? Why?
10. Which that countries were bright red in 1990 are still bright red in 1995?
11. How many countries were bright red in 1995?
12. Which countries have reduced their chlorofluorocarbon emissions during the period 1990 to 1995?
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13. Are the countries that emitted large amounts of greenhouse gases also densely populated?
14. Use the Query builder to find out which five countries are the most densely populated. List them here. Hint: Use the POPDENS00 field.
15. Petroleum Production Table
Country Name
Petroleum Production in 2001 (Thousand Barrels Per Day)
Petroleum Production for the Year 2001
Total Population
Production per Capita
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16. Petroleum Consumption Table
Country Name
Petroleum Consumption in 2001 (Thousand Barrels Per Day)
Petroleum Consumption for the Year 2001
Total Population
Consumption pe...