01.03 - History of Environmental Science

Open Ended

What happens when people share a resource without rules or limits?

Lab Rule:

Know the locations and operating procedures, as appropriate, for all safety equipment: including first aid kits, eye-wash stations, safety shower, fire extinguisher, and fire blanket. Know where the fire alarm and exits are located

Multiple Select

Choose all that apply to the progressive era

• it was started by Teddy Roosevelt

• It was started in 1904

• It promoted sustainability

• It promoted resource consumption and protection of the commons

Multiple Choice

Define Inexhaustible

• Finite and limited
• Depletable resources
• Temporary and renewable
• Cannot be used up

Multiple Choice

Define Renewable

• A type of non-renewable resource.

• Capable of being replenished naturally and slowly

• Something that cannot be replaced.

• Fossil fuels.

Multiple Select

What best defines Nonrenewable?

multiple answers

• Single-use

• Can be reused indefinitely

• Not replaced within the human time scale.

• Can be easily replenished

Multiple Select

Define Recyclable Non Renewable

• Can be reused repeatedly

• Can only be used once

• Can be replaced within the human time scale.

• Not replaced within the human time scale.

Categorize

Options (10)

sunlight

oil

coal

natural gas

soil

timber

minerals

metals

currents and tides

wind

Organize these options into the right categories

Inexhaustible

Nonrenewable

Renewable

Recycleable Nonrenewable

Multiple Choice

What type of environmental worldview did the US take in using the Hetchy Hetch Reservior from Yosemite National Park? 

• Stewardship

• Planetary Management

• Envronmental Wisdom

• Tragedy of Commons

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a primary goal of the modern environmental movement that began in the 1960s?

• Reducing air and water pollution

• Preserving ecosystems and biodiversity

• Promoting sustainability

• Increasing industrial production

Multiple Choice

What best describes the Antiquities Act?

• A law that allows states to create their own national parks.
• Federal Act that allows the federal government to protect cultural and natural resources

• A regulation that mandates the preservation of all historical buildings.
• A treaty that requires international cooperation for archaeological sites.

Categorize

Options (14)

Parks are to be kept unaltered from their original state.

• No fishing, logging, hunting, or livestock grazing.

• allow commercial logging and recreational hunting and fishing.

Permit required to prevent overexploitation.

allow hunting and fishing with a permit, but no commercial activities.

To be kept unaltered from their original state.

allow commercial logging and recreational hunting and fishing

allow hunting and fishing with a permit, but no commercial activities

No fishing, logging, hunting, or livestock grazing (no permits permitted)

Permit required to prevent overexploitation

Glacier National Park (Montana)

Kisatchie National Forest (Louisiana)

Jean Laffite Wildlife Refuge (Louisiana)

Permits for recreational activities only

Match the description of Public Land to the correct type
Describe the permitting process

Identify an example

National Park

National Forest

National Wildlife Refuge

Multiple Choice

Where is most of the public national land found in the US?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

Passage:
In 1906, the same year the Antiquities Act was passed to protect natural and cultural sites on public land, San Francisco was devastated by a massive earthquake and fire. As the city worked to rebuild, officials sought a new, more reliable water supply. They proposed building dams and reservoirs in the Hetch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor valleys—both located within Yosemite National Park, which was protected under federal law. To proceed, San Francisco needed Congress to pass a law granting special permission to use protected lands for the water project.

The plan sparked a national debate. Supporters argued the dam would provide essential water for public use and safety. Opponents, including naturalist John Muir, believed that even in emergencies, protected natural spaces should remain untouched.

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Question:
Which of the following best describes the environmental and political conflict in this situation?

• A. The Antiquities Act required national parks to be used for resource production.

• B. San Francisco was allowed to build dams in Yosemite without legal approval.

• C. There was a conflict between public needs and the protection of federal land.

• D. Earthquakes could not occur in areas protected by the federal government.

Poll

“Where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question shall always be answered from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.”

-Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service

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Do you agree with the decision to build the dam?

• yes

• no

Open Ended

“Where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question shall always be answered from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.”

-Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service

___________________________________________________________________________________

Why do you agree or disagree with the decision to build the dam?

___________________________________________________________________________________

The answer should consider both environmental and social impacts, weighing the benefits of the dam against potential harm. It should align with the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number, considering long-term effects on communities and ecosystems. The answer is correct if it reflects this balance.

Multiple Select

What did the modern environmental movement bring public awareness to?

• Reducing air and water pollution

• Preserving ecosystems and biodiversity

• Increasing carbon dioxide emissions

• Promoting sustainability

Multiple Select

Which of the following environmental disasters contributed to the rise of modern environmentalism?

• Nuclear bomb testing in the Marshall Islands

• Dense smog in Donora, Pennsylvania

• The publication of 'The Population Bomb'

• The invention of plastic bags

Categorize

Options (4)

• the introduction of harmful particles and gases into the atmosphere.

• the contamination of lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater.

• chemicals known to be dangerous to human health.

containment for a water supply

Organize these options into the right categories

Air pollution

Water pollution

Hazardous waste

Reservoir

Categorize

Options (4)

increases the risk of cancer.

• an extreme shortage of food

It is not biodegradable and will not break down naturally.

the complete loss of a species from the Earth.

Organize these options into the right categories

Carcinogen

famine

Persistent

extinction

Multiple Choice

Which environmental disaster in 1969 brought the problem of water pollution to the public’s attention?

• The Cuyahoga River fire

• The Love Canal disaster

• The Exxon Valdez oil spill

• The Dust Bowl

Categorize

Options (10)

nuclear bomb

radioactive fallout

carcinogenic

air pollution

zinc and steel plant

dense smog

impacts that pesticides like DDT were having on wildlife

persistent - DDT

Blame many environmental problems on human overpopulation

• predicting a global famine.

For each disaster that occurred during the Progressive era, sort the problem and the health concern that it caused

Marshall Islands

Donora, Pennsylvania

Silent Spring - Rachel Carson

The Population Bomb

Multiple Choice

What was the main environmental impact of DDT as documented by Rachel Carson in 'Silent Spring'?

• It caused global warming

• It led to the extinction or near extinction of many bird species

• It polluted the oceans

• It increased crop yields

Multiple Select

Which of the following acts were passed in the 1970s to address environmental concerns?

multiple answers

• Clean Air Act

• Endangered Species Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Antiquities Act

Labelling

Label the timeline with the correct Act

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

CERCLA

Antiquities Act

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Safe Drinking Water Act

Clean Water Act

Clean Air Act

Open Ended

Reflecting on what you learned about natural resource classifications, how do you think society should balance the use of nonrenewable and renewable resources to ensure sustainability?