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| 1.The literary movement that Whitman, Thoreau, and Emerson were a part. All spoke of preservation and of man's role. | transcendentalism |
| 2. During the industrial revolution, a major shift from the energy source _____ to _____ occurred. | wood,coal |
| 3.While the _____________Act encouraged human development in the 1860's,the ___________of the 1890's established responsibility of fed. govt. of protecting forest reserves. | Homestead, Forest Reserve Act |
| 4.In 1900, the _________was passed to prevent the transport of plants and animals between states. | Lacey Act |
| 5.This caught on fire and burned for 8 days in 1969 due to flammable, volatile products dumped into it. | Cuyahouga |
| 6.Chisso corporation dumped this toxic metal into Mimamata Bay.It lead to _____disorders in those that ate the fish. | mercury, neurological |
| 7. Under this administration, the EPA was established. | Nixon |
| 8. During this decade, environmental activism increased significantly. | 1970's |
| 9. Both mercury and DDT have the ability to be persistent. It can ___________ through within the tissues of those that consume it. | bioaccumulate |
| 10. This act was passed to address the population decline of whales, manatees, and other mammals that have been "overfished". | Marine Mammal Protection Act |
| 11. This was passed (and ammended several times) to monitor and control the ambient air quality standards of six air pollutants. | Clean Air Act |
| 12. This act was responsible for funding of nuclear power plants. | Atomic Energy Act |
| 13. This N.C. native started the soil conservation society in wake of the Dustbowl disaster of the 1930's. | Hugh Hammond Bennett |
| 14. Established in 1973 to protect flora and fauna against sustainable harvest and protected those for future depletion. | Endangered Species Act |
| 15."CERCLA" or ______________ was established in 1980 that forced responsible parties to clean up hazardous waste sites. | Superfund |
| 16. ________________ was passed to make guilty parties in oil disasters liable for damages caused as a result. | Oil Pollution Act |
| 17. During the 1990's chlorine in stratosphere linked to depletion of the _____. | ozone layer |
| 18. During 1980, _____________linked to atmospheric lead. | leaded gasolene |