Environmental Science Sustainability and History

Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?

• Physics and Chemistry
• Biology and Earth Science
• Social Sciences
• All options are correct

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During the period of human history known as the _____________, factories, assembly lines and large industries dominated the many American cities. Pollution of the Air and water rose tremendously.

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Internet and Digital Revolution

• Hunter-gatherer period

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Which time period in human history occurred after the others listed below?

• Hunter-gatherer

• Industrial Revolution

• Post-Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

Which of the following ARE goals of environmental science movement?

• Learn how life on Earth has survived and thrived.

• Understand how humans interact with the environment.

• Find ways to deal with environmental problems.

• Organize protests at landfills.

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Check the box/es that apply.

People who move from place to place; no permanent home

• Hermits

• Nomadic

• Pilgrims

• Explorers

What type of society is this?

• Agrarian 
• Nomadic

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What type of society is this?

• Agrarian
• Nomadic

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The time period before Christopher Columbus came to North America is known as... 

• Pre-Columbian  
• Pre-Historic

Preserving natural resources is called

• conservation
• temperance

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What are possible negative outcomes of forest being cleared to make room for farmland?

• Fewer trees for animal habitats

• Fertilizers create run-off into a nearby stream, polluting it.

• Less room for animals to hunt and find shelter

• Birds find seeds and insects on plowed fields

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