Conservation Quiz

Rachel Carson focused her book, Silent Spring, on this?

• The benefits of using chemical fertilizers.
• The history of environmental movements.
• The role of urban development in pollution.
• The connectedness of pesticides and the environment.

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Who was Theodore Roosevelt's chief advisor on conservation?

• John Muir

• Gifford Pinchot

• Henry David Thoreau

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

What did Theodore Roosevelt set aside more land for?

• Urban development

• National parks and nature preserves

• Industrial factories

• Shopping malls

Which local authority is mentioned in the document?

• York County Solid Waste Authority

• New York City Council

• Los Angeles County Board

• Chicago Park District

What is the main focus of the Pollution Prevention Act?

• Increasing pollution

• Reducing pollution through cost-effective changes

• Building more factories

• Increasing water usage

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We live in what major watershed that empties into the Atlantic Ocean?

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• Great Lakes Watershed
• Columbia River Basin
• Delaware River Basin

What is conservation?

• Conservation is the act of exploiting natural resources for profit.

• Conservation is the wise use of resources.

• Conservation refers to the process of urban development and expansion.
• Conservation is the study of ancient civilizations and their artifacts.

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When was the PA Fish and Boat Commission established?

• 1900

• 1866

• 1950

• 1800

What is emphasized in the waste management plan developed by YCSWA?

• Waste reduction, reuse, and recycling

• Building new landfills

• Importing waste

• Exporting waste

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What inspired Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator from Wisconsin, to conceive the idea of Earth Day?

• The environmental degradation and the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.
• The invention of the internet
• A wildfire in California

• The 1970s energy crisis