ESS Unit 1 Environmental Influencers & Movement

Who is an Indian environmentalist, known for being an activist on climate change & creating the Centre for Science & Environment?

• Julia Butterfly Hill

• Sunita Narain

• John Muir

• Chico Mendes

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Who is known for living in a tree for 738 days to prevent the clear cutting of trees?

• Julia Butterfly Hill

• David Brower

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Greta Thunberg

Who is a Swedish environmentalist known for her youth & activism on climate change?

• Julia Butterfly Hill

• Bill McKibben

• Greta Thunberg

• E.O. Wilson

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Who is famous for working with chimpanzees & known for her conservation work?

• Vandana Shiva

• E.O. Wilson

• Jane Goodall

• Theodore Roosevelt

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Who is best known for working with ants, his research on biodiversity within ecosystems, & his work with conservation of the environment?

• Chico Mendes

• E.O. Wilson

• Greta Thunberg

• Winona LaDuke

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Who was known for unionizing rubber tappers, preventing trees from being cleared in the Amazon rainforest, & was murdered for his environmental activism?

• Chico Mendes

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Rachel Carson

• John Muir

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Who wrote "Silent Spring"- a book about the dangers of pollution & DDT?

• Greta Thunberg

• Rachel Carson

• Chico Mendes

• Theodore Roosevelt

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Who is a well known Indian environmentalist, founder of Navdanya (organization that promotes biodiversity) & promoter of conservation & farmer's rights?

• Vandana Shiva

• Greta Thunberg

• Chico Mendes

• Rachel Carson

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Who is a famous African environmentalist who founded the Green Belt Movement in Africa (planting of trees) to slow deforestation & desertification?

• Julia Butterfly Hill

• Wangari Maathai

• Winona LaDuke

• Theodore Roosevelt

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Who is credited with creating Earth Day?

• Wangari Maathai

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Rachel Carson

• Gaylord Nelson