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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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What happened in 1860?

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Deforestation in Midwest and Northeast

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What happened in 1900?

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U.S. Naturalist began to voice concerns

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3
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George Perkins

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Book: “Man and Nature”

Marked beginning of environmental protection in America

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4
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Theodore Roosevelt

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Established U.S. Forest Service
Appointed Gifford Pinchot
Conservationist

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5
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Gifford Pinchot

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Appointed Cheif forester of the U.S. forest service

Conservationist

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6
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Define Utilitarian Conservation

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Viewed forest in terms of usefulness to humanity

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7
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John James Audubon

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Painted Birds

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8
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Henry David Thoreau

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Book: “Warden”
About: The relationship between humans and nature
Advocated a simplistic lifestyle

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9
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First National Park?

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Yellowstone 1872

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10
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John Muir

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Founded “Sierra Club” 1892

Known as “Father of National Parks”

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11
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Define Biocentric Preservationist

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Protecting nature from human interference

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12
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What bill did John Muir help pass?

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Yosemite national park bill

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13
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What is the Antiquities Act?

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1906

Authorized president to set aside land as national parks

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14
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Who made the Antiquities Act?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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15
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How is a national park made?

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Act of congress

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16
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Franklin Roosevelt

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Establoshed civilan conservation corps
Planted trees
Established soil conservation service 1935

17
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Aldo Leopold

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Book: "Wilderness Society"
"Father of wildlife conservation"
Book: "Game Management"
About: Taxing sporting weapons, etc. 
Book: "Sand County Almanac"
About: Humanities relationship w/nature
18
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Wallace Stegner

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Book: “Wilderness Essay”

Helped Wilderness Act of 1964

19
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Rachel Carson

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Book: “Silent Springs”
About: Raising Awareness of pesticides
Emphasized Systems Perspective

20
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Define Systems Perspective

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Changes in activity in one area can affect another completely different area that is far away/future

21
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Paul Ehrlich

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Book: “Population Bomb” 1970
About: Effect of a huge population on the earth

22
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Julian Simon

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Countered Paul Ehrlich sayings that tech advancements outpaced negative impacts

23
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Gaylord Nelson

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Created Environmental Movement

24
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When is earth day?

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April 22

25
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Wangari Maathai

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Established Greenbelt movement

Showed women they could improve conditions

26
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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1970

Government must consider environmental impacts of proposed actions

27
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Environmental Impact Statements

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Describes nature and purpose of proposed deals

28
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National Income Accounts

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To income of nations goods and service (GDP)

29
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Is GDP a good measure? Why?

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No, Doesn’t include environmental impacts

30
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Define External Costs

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Negative Externalities

31
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What types of pollution control did the government use?

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Regulations and Incentives

Global Environment (MCC) (8 decks)

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