Conservation Unit Practice Quiz

Which other conservationist did Gifford Pinchot work for?

• John Muir
• Izaak Walton 
• Rachel Carson
• Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt's primary action for supporting conservation was 

• to pass the endangered species act
• to declare a war on pollution 
• to limit boat traffic on major rivers in the United States. 
• to set aside large portions of land for parks and nature preserves. 

This conservationist was responsible for putting environmental issues high on the national agenda.

• Theodore Roosevelt
• John Muir 
• John Audubon
• Gifford Pinchot

This conservationist was a 2 term governor of Pennsylvania and the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

• John Muir
• Gifford Pinchot
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Izaak Walton

Protected approximately 230 million acres of public land. There are six national park sites dedicated, in part or whole, to our conservationist president.

• Gifford Pinchot

• Joseph Rothrock

• Theodore Roosevelt

• John Muir

Who wrote, "A Silent Spring"?

• John James Audubon

• John Muir

• Rachel Carson

• Theodore Roosevelt

This person brought to America's attention the dangers associated with the overuse of pesticides.

• John James Audubon

• Rachel Carson

• Aldo Leopold

• Joseph Rothrock

Who was the founder of the Sierra Club?

• Aldo Leopold

• Rachel Carson

• John James Audubon

• John Muir

Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries? CITES

• Endangered Species Act (ESA)

• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES)

• National Enviornmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries? CITES

• Endangered Species Act (ESA)

• The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES)

• National Enviornmental Policy Act (NEPA)