Question 1

The ____________________ movement was formed to weaken or repel most of the United States' environmental laws and regulations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ movement was formed to weaken...

Question 2

Today,most wood bison are found in ________________________________________ and in parts of northern Alberta.

Accepted Answer

Wood Buffa

Question 3

What is NOT a change that occurred as a result of the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  specialized occupations and long-distance trade 
B)  increased competition for resources 
C)  equal work distribution among people 
D)  growth of villages 
A)  specialized occupations and long-distance trade 
B)  increased competition for resources 
C)  equal work distribution among people 
D)  growth of villages

Question 4

During the industrial-medical revolution there was a shift to burning non-renewable fossil fuels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The industrial-medical revolution led to both increased air pollution and groundwater depletion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was probably NOT a characteristic of the first agricultural communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  slash-and-burn cultivation 
B)  specialized farming of one crop 
C)  subsistence agriculture 
D)  shifting cultivation 
A)  slash-and-burn cultivation 
B)  specialized farming of one crop 
C)  subsistence agriculture 
D)  shifting cultivation

Question 7

What type of energy was primarily used during the industrial-medical revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  labour by domesticated animals 
B)  solar power 
C)  non-renewable sources 
D)  wood 
A)  labour by domesticated animals 
B)  solar power 
C)  non-renewable sources 
D)  wood

Question 8

What was NOT a characteristic of advanced hunter-gatherer societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using fire to convert forests into grasslands 
B)  Stampeding herds to get food 
C)  Subduing and dominating most other forms of life 
D)  Redistributing plant populations during migrations 
A)  Using fire to convert forests into grasslands 
B)  Stampeding herds to get food 
C)  Subduing and dominating most other forms of life 
D)  Redistributing plant populations during migrations

Question 9

What is Clifford Sifton known for?

Accepted Answer

A)  hazardous working conditions in the factories 
B)  Establishing the first bird sanctuary 
C)  being the father of conservation in Canada 
D)  the dirty air from burning coal 
A)  hazardous working conditions in the factories 
B)  Establishing the first bird sanctuary 
C)  being the father of conservation in Canada 
D)  the dirty air from burning coal

Question 10

Which transition is characteristic of the industrial-medical revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a move from reliance on non-renewable energy resources to reliance on potentially renewable energy resources 
B)  a move from farming employment to factory employment 
C)  a move from large-scale production to small-scale production 
D)  a move from higher crop productivity to lower crop productivity 
A)  a move from reliance on non-renewable energy resources to reliance on potentially renewable energy resources 
B)  a move from farming employment to factory employment 
C)  a move from large-scale production to small-scale production 
D)  a move from higher crop productivity to lower crop productivity

Question 11

In which year was -CITES created?

Accepted Answer

A)  1965 
B)  1975 
C)  1978 
D)  1985 
A)  1965 
B)  1975 
C)  1978 
D)  1985

Question 12

What helped to limit the effects of hunter-gatherer societies on the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving nature time to recuperate after they moved on 
B)  high use of resources 
C)  exponential growth of their populations 
D)  reliance on fossil fuels as an energy source 
A)  giving nature time to recuperate after they moved on 
B)  high use of resources 
C)  exponential growth of their populations 
D)  reliance on fossil fuels as an energy source

Question 13

What is the key characteristic of subsistence farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  they tend to cause severe deforestation 
B)  they grow only enough food to feed their families 
C)  they require large, flat fields in grassland areas 
D)  they use draft animals to pull plows 
A)  they tend to cause severe deforestation 
B)  they grow only enough food to feed their families 
C)  they require large, flat fields in grassland areas 
D)  they use draft animals to pull plows

Question 14

What did the US Congress establish in 1905?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Park System 
B)  Department of the Interior 
C)  Environmental Protection Agency 
D)  US Forest Service 
A)  National Park System 
B)  Department of the Interior 
C)  Environmental Protection Agency 
D)  US Forest Service

Question 15

Which U.S.president tripled the amount of land in the National Wilderness System and doubled the area administered by the National ParkSystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon 
B)  Kennedy 
C)  Carter 
D)  Reagan 
A)  Nixon 
B)  Kennedy 
C)  Carter 
D)  Reagan

Question 16

What are Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  conservationists 
B)  preservationists 
C)  people with a frontier environmental worldview 
D)  leaders of the Wilderness Society 
A)  conservationists 
B)  preservationists 
C)  people with a frontier environmental worldview 
D)  leaders of the Wilderness Society

Question 17

During most of their existence,humans have been hunter-gatherers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which situation is least likely for most citizens of industrialized countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher average life expectancy 
B)  continued exponential growth of the human population 
C)  an increase in average agricultural production per person 
D)  more affordable material goods 
A)  a higher average life expectancy 
B)  continued exponential growth of the human population 
C)  an increase in average agricultural production per person 
D)  more affordable material goods

Question 19

Grey Owl was a staunch conservationist and wrote several books making a case for conservation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The industrial-medical revolution led to a higher standard of living for many people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Environmental History: Learning From the Past

The ____________________ movement was formed to weaken or repel most of the United States' environmental laws and regulations.

Today,most wood bison are found in ________________________________________ and in parts of northern Alberta.

What is NOT a change that occurred as a result of the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies?

During the industrial-medical revolution there was a shift to burning non-renewable fossil fuels.

The industrial-medical revolution led to both increased air pollution and groundwater depletion.

What was probably NOT a characteristic of the first agricultural communities?

What type of energy was primarily used during the industrial-medical revolution?

What was NOT a characteristic of advanced hunter-gatherer societies?

What is Clifford Sifton known for?

Which transition is characteristic of the industrial-medical revolution?

In which year was -CITES created?

What helped to limit the effects of hunter-gatherer societies on the environment?

What is the key characteristic of subsistence farmers?

What did the US Congress establish in 1905?

Which U.S.president tripled the amount of land in the National Wilderness System and doubled the area administered by the National ParkSystem?

What are Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot known as?

During most of their existence,humans have been hunter-gatherers.

Which situation is least likely for most citizens of industrialized countries?

Grey Owl was a staunch conservationist and wrote several books making a case for conservation.

The industrial-medical revolution led to a higher standard of living for many people.

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