What 1853 event spurred a movement of old-growth forest conservation?

Cutting down of the Mammoth Tree

A report from what agency claimed that renewable energy could power 80% of the world by 2050?

InternationalRenewable Energy Agency

Which best summarizes the current state of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, post-disaster?

Three Mile Island is significantly safer than Chernobyl.

What is the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association?

A land preservation organization

What did the Superfund Bill aim to achieve?

Cleanup of hazardous waste sites

The Montreal Protocol aimed to _____.

Phase out ozone-depleting substances.

What did the US Rivers and Harbors Act do?

Banned pollution of navigable waters

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1
Whose theory was it that the population is increasing at a rate that the planet can't support?
Goodall
Malthus
Nader
Brower
2
What disaster collapsed insurance markets, causing the Panic of 1907?
Galveston Hurricane
San Francisco earthquake
Exxon Valdez spill
The Dust Bowl
3
The Land and Water Conservation Fund was developed in what year?
1964
1944
1954
1934
4
Which is considered the most devastating accident in US nuclear power plant history?
Three Mile Island
Bhopal
Chernobyl
Fukushima
5
What volcano erupted in 1980, creating landslides and dozens of fatalities?
Mt. Rainier
Lassen Peak
Mt. Hood
Mt. Saint Helens
6
What 1853 event spurred a movement of old-growth forest conservation?
The first national park opening
The formation of the EPA
Cutting down of the Mammoth Tree
Rampant forest fires on the East US coast
7
James Hansen is associated with what environmental issue?
Overpopulation
Climate change
Oil drilling
Poaching
8
When did hunting licenses start to be issued, and in what state?
1910, Pennsylvania
1913, Missouri
1910, Missouri
1913, Pennsylvania
9
True/false: Redwoods National Park was established under President Lyndon Johnson.
True
False
10
A report from what agency claimed that renewable energy could power 80% of the world by 2050?
Institute for Environmental Policy
InternationalRenewable Energy Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
American Council on Renewable Energy
11
What kind of contamination threatened the health of Love Canal residents?
Fecal coliform
Photochemical smog
Nuclear waste
Chemical waste
12
Who wrote "Silent Spring" about the dangers of DDT?
Jane Goodall
Rudyard Kipling
Rachel Carson
Henry David Thoreau
13
Which best summarizes the current state of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, post-disaster?
Both have been successfully made habitable.
Chernobyl is significantly safer than Three Mile Island.
Three Mile Island is significantly safer than Chernobyl.
Neither could be salvaged.
14
The first _________ opened in Wisconsin on Fox River in 1882.
Solar power facility
Hydroelectric plant
Dam
Nuclear plant
15
During what year did Arbor Day begin to be observed in the US?
1872
1894
1901
1933
16
What is the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association?
A land preservation organization
A group for the promotion of women in environmental fields
A vegan organization
A renewable energy organization
17
What did the Superfund Bill aim to achieve?
Widescale gas emission reform
More thorough environmental education in colleges
Preservation of areas with high biodiversity
Cleanup of hazardous waste sites
18
Who wrote about the agricultural benefits of natural systems?
Wes Jackson
David Bellamy
Ronald Reagan
Rachel Carson
19
What resource was involved in the Bhopal disaster?
Oil
Coal
Nuclear power
Gas
20
When was the Smithsonian Institution established?
1916
1846
1946
1816
21
What act created the National Park Service and National Park System?
Wilderness Act
National Park Organic Act
Forest Management Act
Forest Preserve Act
22
The Armero Tragedy in Columbia was triggered by which of the following?
A tropical storm
A nuclear meltdown
Aquifer depletion
A volcanic eruption
23
The "Save the _______ League" was created in 1918.
Redwoods
Oaks
Sequoias
Ronald Reagan
24
Who studied chimpanzees and championed their rights?
Ansel Adams
Garrett Hardin
Jane Goodall
Marie Curie
25
Which disaster resulted in millions of gallons of crude oil in the Prince William Sound?
Deepwater Horizon
Three Mile Island
Exxon Valdez
Love Canal
26
The Montreal Protocol aimed to _____.
Unite the nations of the world against Ronald Reagan.
Phase out ozone-depleting substances.
Preserve endangered flora and fauna.
Phase out water-wasting practices.
27
What did Joe Farman discover in Antarctica?
Heavy chemical contamination.
A hole in the ozone layer.
A species of snow fox thought to be extinct.
Himself.
28
The first US wildlife management professor taught at the University of ________.
Texas
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Maine
29
What did the US Rivers and Harbors Act do?
Banned pollution of navigable waters
Banned the transport of endemic wildlife
Sarah, you just made that act up
Established 25 new harbors in the US
30
Who started the Environmental Protection Agency?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
31
Who founded the Sierra Club?
Teddy Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Rachel Carson
John Muir
32
What conservationist magazine was founded in 1873?
Defenders
National Wildlife
Mother Earth News
Forest and Stream
33
When was the first Earth Day celebrated?
1960
1970
1980
1950
34
Who discovered the insecticidal properties of DDT in 1939?
Robert Sterling Yard
Paul Muller
Rachel Carson
Robert Marshall
35
Who was the first chief of the US Forest Service, who promoted sustainable yield principles?
John Muir
Teddy Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Gifford Pinchot
36
Who wrote "The Ecology of Commerce" regarding commerce's effects on biotic systems?
Paul Hawken
Garrett Hardin
Rachel Carson
Henry D. Thoreau
37
Who helped preserve 150 national parks?
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William H. Taft
John F. Kennedy
38
The US __________ Act permits federal government to set aside public land as forest preserve.
Wilderness Act
Forest Preserve
Preservation
Conservation
39
Who incited a major wilderness-centric artistic movement?
David Faber
Asher Durand
George Marsh
Vincent Van Gogh
40
Who established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
George W. Bush
John F. Kennedy
41
What was passed in 1918 to protect migratory birds?
Migratory Birds Protocol
Migratory Bird Act
Migratory Birds Bill
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
42
The Wilderness Act (1964) set aside _____ million acres of federal land for protection.
14
5
11
9
43
Who publicly supported continued population growth for economic purposes?
Malthus
Richard Nixon
Julian Simon
Upton Sinclair
44
Which of these events did I completely just make up?
Bhopal Disaster
Armero Tragedy
Oxford Catastrophe
Panic of 1907
45
Which of the following locations is still uninhabitable as a result of a disaster?
Bhopal
Three Mile Island
Tunguska
Fukushima
46
What was the name of the book Ida Tarbell wrote as an industry expose?
The Jungle
Silent Spring
An Inconvenient Truth
The History of Standard Oil
47
What impact did the Dust Bowl have on areas affected by it?
It devastated local economies.
It had no impact.
It created more fertile topsoil.
It increased tourism as an attraction.
48
What political cartoonist founded the National Wildlife Federation?
Barry Appleby
Mark Burrier
Jay Norwood Darling
Nancy Reagan
49
When was the American Forestry Association founded?
1905
1955
1875
1885
50
Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molinas warned against what substance?
Hard drugs
CFCs
Asbestos
DDT
51
Where did the Chernobyl disaster take place?
Russia
Mexico
Ukraine
USA
52
The Tunguska Event was caused by ________.
A nuclear meltdown
Long-term air pollution
A massive tsunami
An asteroid or comet
53
The National Biological Survey is a(n) ________.
Research agency.
Census-style assessment.
Academic exam given to biology majors in college.
Expedition to document all species.
54
A sudden drilling rig explosion caused what disaster?
Dyatlov Tragedy
Deepwater Horizon
Chernobyl
Bhopal Tragedy
55
Where were 20 people killed as a result of heavy smog exposure through air inversion?
Chicago, IL
New York City, NY
Donora, PA
Portland, OR
56
Where was the Earth Summit held?
London
Rio de Janeiro
Alaska
Washington, DC
57
Carleton Watkins is credited for the first prominent photographic record of ________.
Ronald Reagan
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Yellowstone
58
The Lacey Act was passed to __________.
Study and preserve threatened ornithological species
Ban restaurants from serving bluefin tuna
Bring more women into the conservation movement
Preserve game and stop illegitimate wildlife transportation
59
When did the Arab oil embargo take place?
1993
1963
1973
1983
60
What politician publicized the human impact on climate change through a film?
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Al Gore
61
Which of the following oil spills happened most recently?
Odyssey oil spill
Gulf War oil spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill
BP oil spill
62
Who signed the Superfund Act?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
63
Who is the most prominent left-wing "green" politician?
Mitt Romney
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
Ralph Nader
64
What effect did the Arab oil embargo have on gasoline prices?
They gradually decreased.
They increased rapidly.
They decreased rapidly.
They gradually increased.
65
Which state was the first to impose auto emissions standards, doing so in 1959?
Massachusetts
California
New Jersey
New York
66
What is considered the customary observance of Arbor Day?
Using more eco-friendly forms of transportation all day
Planting a tree
Turning off all the lights
Eating your firstborn
67
What association was formed in 1935 to preserve soil quality?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Healthy Soil Alliance
Sierra Club
Soil Conservation Service
68
Who is considered the mother of the occupational health field?
Alice Hamilton
Celia Hunter
Judi Bari
Marjory Douglas
69
Where did a major earthquake take place in 2010, causing widespread devastation?
Central America
New York City
Siberia
Haiti
70
The nuclear Fukushima accident was caused by what natural event?
Volcanic eruption
Earthquake
Hurricane
Tsunami
71
Whose book incited the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act?
Garrett Hardin
Paul Hawken
Aldo Leopold
Upton Sinclair
72
During what year did the Galveston Hurricane devastate Texas?
1950
1960
1900
1980
73
In 1946, the Grazing Service and General Land Office merged to form the _______.
Wilderness Coalition.
National Conservation Commission.
Bureau of Land Management.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
74
Why was the construction of the Tellico Dam federally halted?
It threatened the habitat of a rare species of fish.
It threatened the habitat of a rare species of plankton.
The locals rejected to the architectural eyesore.
The risk of water displacement was too high.
75
What group successfully preserved 200 acres of George Washington's estate?
Mt. Vernon Ladies Association
Boone and Crockett Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
Environmental Protection Agency
76
Urban pollutant runoff had what effect on the Cuyahoga River?
It caught fire.
It turned red.
It became eutrophic.
It overflowed.
77
Who wrote "A Sand Country Almanac" and is considered the founder of wildlife management?
Lois Gibbs
Aldo Leopold
John Jay Audobon
Peter Newman
78
Which of the following is not an effect of exploitation of the Aral Sea?
Rapid evaporation
Salinization
Loss of biodiversity
Reversed currents
79
During what year was asbestos officially linked to lung cancer?
1965
1975
1945
1955
80
Who established the first Federal Bird Reservation?
Dwight Eisenhower
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
81
Who is considered the father of the modern environmental movement?
Aldo Leopold
Edward Abbey
Ronald Reagan
Chico Mendes
82
The _______ National Interest Lands Conservation Act was enacted in 1980.
Appalachian
Mississippi
Yellowstone
Alaska
83
What pair determined that CFCs deplete stratospheric ozone?
Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Carol Browner and Chico Mendes
Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina
Elizabeth May and Loren Legarda
84
What was the purpose of the Boone and Crockett Club?
Sustainable use of resources
Conservation of forestry
Making Ronald Reagan uncomfortable
Conservation of big North American game
85
What did the Weeks Act pertain to?
Water usage
Fuel efficiency
National forests
Endangered species
86
Who organized a group of housewives to fight the Love Canal toxic waste?
Julia Hill
Marina Silva
Lois Gibbs
Ansel Adams
87
The Food Security Act of 1985 is also known as ________.
The Reagan Bill
The US Farm Bill
The Earth Bill
The American Food Bill
88
Who was the first to use the term "biodiversity" in a scientific paper?
Rudyard Kipling
Edward O. Wilson
Jane Goodall
Marie Curie
89
What resource was at the center of a 1979 crisis?
Fish
Oil
Water
Biofuel
90
________ was the first federally managed forest reserve.
Shoshone
Bitterroot
Six Rivers
Lincoln
91
Who secured the designation of America's first extensive wilderness area in 1924?
Ronald Reagan
Aldo Leopold
Rachel Carson
Teddy Roosevelt
92
Who created the Department of Energy and encouraged sustainable energy use?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
93
The Kyoto Protocol aimed to do what?
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Increase consumption of organic products.
Reduce persistent pollutants.
Expand oil exploration.
94
What writer promoted self-sufficient minimalistic living?
Ketchum
Fitzgerald
Plath
Thoreau
95
What was the title of Robert Bullard's book on DDT contamination?
Silent Spring
Cancer Alley
Pesticides: Health, Safety, and the Environment
Death Wish
96
What act was passed in 1940 that would later influence the Endangered Species Act?
San Diego Multiple Species Conservation Plan
Peregrine Falcon Protection Act
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
97
Who wrote about the Tragedy of the Commons?
Barry Commoner
Garrett Hardin
Lois Gibbs
Lester Brown
98
In 1886, it was discovered that the US contained only 540 of this dwindling species.
Zebra mussels
Bison
Starlings
Hawks
99
What animals were experimentally reintroduced to the Yellowstone ecosystem?
Gray wolves
Beavers
Elk
Dutch rabbits
100
True/false: Love Canal was declared a safe site in 1988.
True
False

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