Environmental History

What does EPA stand for?

• Environmental Project Act

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Environmental Potential Agency

• Environmental Protection Academy

True or False: The Clean Air Act was created as part of the EPA to improve air quality in the United States.

• True

• False

Select all modes of transportation prior to the automobile:

• Horses

• Airplanes

• Carriages

• Trains

• None of the above

Fill in the blank: In terms of emissions, cars today are about ______ cleaner than cars in the 1970s.

• 50%

• 70%

• 80%

• 99%

Why did more and more people buy cars after WWII?

• People had more money to spend

• There was less public transportation

• More people moved away from cities

• All of the above

The Model T was a popular car in the 1920s because

• you could customize it.

• it cost much less (about 1/4) of other cars available.

• it was the safest mode to transportation at the time.

• they gave them out for free.

The Model T cost much less than other cars because:

• the assembly line allowed for cars to be made quickly.

• Ford paid his employees very little.

• they were made with cheap parts.

• Ford didn't care about protit.

True or False: Ford paid his employees $5 per day, which was much more than his competitors at the time.

• True

• False

True or False: Most laws that attempt to address the issue of climate change have been very successful in the United States.

• True

• False

What is a Carbon Tax?

• Money companies get back in taxes for using carbon.

• An idea that has been proven to not work in places like Sweden and British Colombia.

• A successful law that has been in place in the US for a decade.

• A tax that companies would pay based on the amount of carbon they use.