Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

POLLUTION

Question	Ans.	Explanation
9444	B	Water pollution only affects the coastal areas and rivers. The concentration of population means concentration of pollution.
9745	C	Population decentralization only aims at improving living environment by separating industrial and residential land use. It does not directly reduce or solve the problems of pollution.
9327	C	Coal power plant is quite polluted so it is not encouraged. The HK government also has never encouraged relocation of industries to Mainland China.
9956	-	This item was deleted in exam.
0055	B	There are no records of red tides in Victoria Harbour.
9347	B	More water pollution in B is mainly caused by more industrial, domestic or agricultural waste disposal along Shenzhen River. What’s more, A has stronger tidal currents to wash away the pollutants as A is facing east, where the prevailing winds blow.
9240	D
9438	C	Pollution cannot affect wind speed.
9947	C