Unit 5 Topic 2

What is conservation?

• The protection of all things found in nature

• The destruction of natural resources

• The building of new cities

• The creation of new technology

How has the government helped with conservation?

• By creating national parks

• By cutting down trees

• By building more roads

• By increasing pollution

What is the purpose of wildlife refuges and reservations?

• To protect animals and their habitats

• To build shopping malls

• To create more farmland

• To increase hunting areas

What was created to manage forests?

• The National Forest Service

• The National Highway System

• The National Space Agency

• The National Weather Service

Who was the 26th President of the United States?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Why was Theodore Roosevelt important to the Conservation Movement?

• He founded National Parks

• He invented the telephone

• He discovered electricity

• He built the first car

What did Theodore Roosevelt create to help protect animals and land?

• Laws

• Factories

• Schools

• Railroads

What is the main idea of the Conservation Movement?

• To preserve and protect natural resources

• To increase industrial production

• To expand urban areas

• To develop new technologies

What did the government take an inventory of to preserve and protect them?

• Natural resources

• Cars

• Buildings

• Computers

How did Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt show compassion towards the black bear?

• By shooting the bear

• By refusing to shoot the bear

• By capturing the bear

• By ignoring the bear