APES- Environmental History and Laws- Guided Viewing
1: What are the 4 stages of American Environmental History?
They had small populations so there was very low resource intake.
3: Why do you think Jared Diamond coined the agricultural revolution as the “Greatest Mistake
in Human History”?
There was more resource consumption and larger population size. Monocultures also started.
4. Contrast the Good and Bad of the Agricultural Revolution:
- Hunter-Gatherer Society
- Agricultural Revolution
- Industrial/Medical Revolution
- Information/Globalization Revolution
They had small populations so there was very low resource intake.
3: Why do you think Jared Diamond coined the agricultural revolution as the “Greatest Mistake
in Human History”?
There was more resource consumption and larger population size. Monocultures also started.
4. Contrast the Good and Bad of the Agricultural Revolution:
5: What are the “Roots of abuse” in the American Frontier Era?
6: Look at the graphic of the North American Buffalo territory- what happened to the Buffalo
over a short period of time? 7: The buffalo slowly decreased in population as technology and industrialism took over the land.
List HOW the Industrial Revolution impacted the environment.
The buffalo slowly decreased in population as technology and industrialism took over the land.
8: List the GOOD and Bad news of the Industrial-Medical Revolution
- The first colonists
- Guns, axes, and wheels
- Manifest Destiny
- Westward Expansion
- The saying and thought of unlimited resources
6: Look at the graphic of the North American Buffalo territory- what happened to the Buffalo
over a short period of time? 7: The buffalo slowly decreased in population as technology and industrialism took over the land.
List HOW the Industrial Revolution impacted the environment.
The buffalo slowly decreased in population as technology and industrialism took over the land.
- Pollution
- Habitat Destruction
- Takes space from the habitats
- Waste
8: List the GOOD and Bad news of the Industrial-Medical Revolution
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9: List some events of the Early Conservation Era:
10: Explain how each of the following “Early Environmentalists” impacted the environmental
movement:
* Henry David Thoreau :Massachusetts wildlife areas (“Walden Pond”, “Life In The Woods”)* George Perkins Marsh* John Wesley Powell
* President Grant: Warned about the collapse of civilization
* President Harrison: Set aside lands for national parks and national forests.
* John Muir: Founded Sierra Club 1892
* Gifford Pinchot: 1st chief U.S Forester
*Theodore Roosevelt: Created 40 + wildlife refugees and tripled the forest reserves.
* Stephen Mather: 1st head of park service.
11: What was the 1st federal land restoration project?
The 1st federal land restoration project was the Tennessee Valley Authority
12: What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) responsible for?
The maintained the environment by planting trees, controlled erosion, made nature trails, etc.
13: Why was the “Taylor Grazing Act” important to the environment? Explain.
This act regulated the grazing of public land.
14: Why was WWII the end of the Conservation Era?
Many things were being consumed instead of being conserved.
15: When did the environmental era start? Who was responsible for “starting” the movement?
How?
It started in 1960 when Rachel Carson made the book "Silent Spring"
16: Who was Aldo Leopold?
He was an environmental philosopher.
17: When was the 1st official “Earth Day”?
The first official earth day was January 1st, 1970
18: What were some key legislation in the 60‘s, 70’s and 80’s?
19: What is the EPA? What are they responsible for? 20: Who are the NRCS? What are they responsible for? What about CITES?
The EPA is an agency that provide money for environmental studies and quality.
21: List the following:
* Montreal Protocol: Made to phase out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals by 2000/2005
* IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change
* Kyoto Protocol: Agreement to reduce greenhouse emissions by 5%
22: List some of the important U.S. Environmental Laws below:
- Growing public alarm
- Beginnings of federal control
- Groups formed to protect natural resources
- Great Depression
- Dust Bowl
- World Wars
10: Explain how each of the following “Early Environmentalists” impacted the environmental
movement:
* Henry David Thoreau :Massachusetts wildlife areas (“Walden Pond”, “Life In The Woods”)* George Perkins Marsh* John Wesley Powell
* President Grant: Warned about the collapse of civilization
* President Harrison: Set aside lands for national parks and national forests.
* John Muir: Founded Sierra Club 1892
* Gifford Pinchot: 1st chief U.S Forester
*Theodore Roosevelt: Created 40 + wildlife refugees and tripled the forest reserves.
* Stephen Mather: 1st head of park service.
11: What was the 1st federal land restoration project?
The 1st federal land restoration project was the Tennessee Valley Authority
12: What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) responsible for?
The maintained the environment by planting trees, controlled erosion, made nature trails, etc.
13: Why was the “Taylor Grazing Act” important to the environment? Explain.
This act regulated the grazing of public land.
14: Why was WWII the end of the Conservation Era?
Many things were being consumed instead of being conserved.
15: When did the environmental era start? Who was responsible for “starting” the movement?
How?
It started in 1960 when Rachel Carson made the book "Silent Spring"
16: Who was Aldo Leopold?
He was an environmental philosopher.
17: When was the 1st official “Earth Day”?
The first official earth day was January 1st, 1970
18: What were some key legislation in the 60‘s, 70’s and 80’s?
- Wilderness Act: 1964
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: 1968
- National Environmental
- Policy Act: 1969
- The Clean Air Act: 1972
19: What is the EPA? What are they responsible for? 20: Who are the NRCS? What are they responsible for? What about CITES?
The EPA is an agency that provide money for environmental studies and quality.
21: List the following:
* Montreal Protocol: Made to phase out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals by 2000/2005
* IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change
* Kyoto Protocol: Agreement to reduce greenhouse emissions by 5%
22: List some of the important U.S. Environmental Laws below:
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- NEPA
- Wilderness Act
- FIFRA