Friday 5/3 Environment and Government

What was the primary goal of the Sierra Club when it was founded in 1892?

• To promote industrial development

• To prevent public lands from being sold and to keep them naturally preserved

• To support urban expansion

• To increase the use of natural resources

Which U.S. President helped create national forest parks?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

By 1916, how many national parks were there in the United States?

• 10

• 16

• 20

• 25

The Industrial Revolution had a (a)   impact on the environment in the U.S. during the 1800s.

• positive increase in wildlife popul
• improvement in the quality of the s
• negative impact on the land, water,
• reduction in industrial pollution

Match the following descriptions with their corresponding effects on the Earth.

• Allows light to enter but not heat to escape

• A heater

• Generates heat directly

• A fan

• Circulates air but does not affect temperature

• A window

• Retains heat to warm the planet

• A blanket

Which international agreement did the U.S. initially not agree with but later signed onto the Paris Agreement?

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• UNFCCC

• Rio Earth Summit

What is the main idea behind the Paris Agreement mentioned in the text?

• To increase the use of fossil fuels

• To ignore climate change issues

• To reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• To promote industrial growth

According to the text, two main strategies mentioned for combating climate change are (a)   .

• Reduction and Ignorance
• Mitigation and Adaptation
• Expansion and Reduction
• Ignorance and Expansion

This excerpt is from a speech by President Nixon in 1973.

Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans. I congratulate the 93d Congress for taking this important step toward protecting a heritage which we hold in trust to countless future generations of our fellow citizens. Their lives will be richer, and America will be more beautiful in the years ahead, thanks to the measure that I have the pleasure of signing into law today.

- President Richard Nixon, 1973

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

Based on the excerpt, which governmental entity was President Nixon referencing?

• Enviornmental Protection Agency

• National Park System

• U.S. Forest Service Act

• Endangered Species Act

Imagine this, David, Olivia, and Benjamin! The year is 1908 and President Theodore Roosevelt is delivering a speech. He says, "We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources. But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have still further impoverished and washed into the streams, polluting the rivers, denuding the fields and obstructing navigation. Source: Public Domain / U.S. Department of the Interior "

Now, can you guess how criticism like this affected the United States during the turn of the 20th century?

• It provided support for the National Park Service that protected public lands.

• It provided support for laws that restricted the hunting of endangered animals.

• It led to the regulation of energy usage by limiting the importation of foreign fuel.

• It led to the regulation of large corporations by the Environmental Protection Agency