History of the Environment 问题

what presidents put land into reserve under the general revision act? how much land?

what gave the president authority to establish forest reserves?

What was the superfund cite where there no regulation about chemical dumping so Hooked company dumped chemicals, which spread into the soil and started coming up in the basement and gardens of houses. Skin rashes, birth defects, miscarriages and odors were a side effect of this disaster?

who heightened awareness of DDT and pesticides?

between utilitarian conservationists and biocentric preservationists, who fought for national parks?

what allows president to set aside sites of scientific or historical importance (monuments)?

who was a naturalist author on simplifying life?

The Hoover Dam is located on the borders of which 2 states?

A couple recently bought a farm that had been left idle for over 20 years. To understand the best uses of the land, they should first investigate ________.

Which coal has the least amount of carbon?

On which river is the Hoover Dam constructed?

In which year did the construction of the dam start?

How many electricity producing generators does the dam have?

Based on the information in the figure, you decide to make changes in your diet to diminish your ecological footprint (the environmental impact of your food choices) by ________.

true or false: The Earth has already warmed 1.5 degrees C since the Industrial Revolution.

True or false: The IPBES, the leading international body of biodiversity experts, predicts that 1 million species could become extinct by 2050 if the Earth continues to warm at the current rate.

What is the maximum temperature increase (scientists think) the Earth can experience without tipping into the scary hot zone?

The arrows showing the removal of native grass, the exposure of bare topsoil, and wind and water erosion, indicate a ________, leading back to the removal of native grasses.

true or false: Climate change and CO2 been related to past major extinction events before humans existed.

How much (in Celcius) has the planet warmed since pre-industrial times?