Exam 2: Environmental History: Learning From the Past

What was an outcome of the early industrial-medical revolution? 

The _________________________ era in North America was occupied by tribal people for at least 10 000 years before Europeans arrived.

Bison were often shot from the passenger windows of trains just for sport.

What was Aldo Leopold's view of humans and the environment?

The ___________________________________ was a view helped by most colonists who viewed the continent as having inexhaustible resources.

The era of "environmental awakening" started in the ____________________.

Prime Minister ____________ and President Ronald Reagan were at loggerheads over the issue of international pollution.

The plant cultivation technique of ______________________________ involved cutting down the forests and then burning the underbrush to help fertilize the soil.

What was the primary view of the early colonists who came to the North American continent? 

Which attitude was most characteristic of Native cultures? 

In which era did the industrial-medical evolution reach Canada? 

The industrial-medical revolution reached Canada during the first half of the 19th century.

The ____________________ Protocol was signed in 1997 by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien,a pledge to reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions.

CROPS -Which step allows the area to renew to soil fertility?

Spaceship-Earth environmental worldview was developed in 1962 after Rachel Carson wrote her book,Silent Spring.

Which environmental event did NOT occur during the 1960s? 

CROPS -Which is the step after which the soil's nutrients are depleted?

How many years has the species Homo sapiens sapiens lived on Earth? 

CROPS -Which step involves the planting of crops?

______________________________ is best known as a strong proponent of land ethics.