La 1203 Final Flashcards
1
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Who was the first native-born American artist/naturalist from the New World?
A
William Bartram
2
Q
Who was the Secretary of the Sanitary Commission?
A
Frederick Law Olmsted
3
Q
Who wrote of “Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida” (1791)
A
William Bartram
4
Q
What was the first international best seller from the New World that was also published in 4 languages?
A
William Bartram
Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida
5
Q
Who is the father of William Bartram?
A
John Bartram
6
Q
Who was King George III’s botanist?
A
John Bartram
7
Q
Who painted the “Franklinia Alatamaha” aka “The Lost Tree”?
A
William Bartram
8
Q
The genus of the Franklinia alatamaha flower is named after who/what?
A
Benjamin Franklin
9
Q
The species of the Franklinia alatamaha flower is named after who/what?
A
Altamaha River, Georgia (where the flower was found)
10
Q
________________is known as the Lost Tree because it was not found in the wild after the Bartrams collected it and brought it back to their garden.
A
Franklinia alatamaha
11
Q
Gifford Pincho is a _____.
John Muir is a _____ .
They are both _____.
A
conservationist, preservationist, environmentalist
12
Q
John Muir and Gifford Pinchot were on opposing sides of what issue?
A
The Damming of Hetch-Hetchy Valley
13
Q
John Muir and Gifford Pinchot were both forest preservers. (T/F)
A
True
14
Q
Who is the first modern forester? Worked on the Biltmore Estates.
A
Gifford Pinchot
15
Q
Who wrote “The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America”?
A
John James Audubon & Sons (John Woodhouse and Victor Gifford)
16
Q
What are quadrupeds?
A
Four-legged animals
17
Q
Who wrote “A Sandy County Almanac”?
A
Aldo Leopold
18
Q
Aldo Leopold helped established the _____?
A
Gila Wilderness
19
Q
Where is the Gila Wilderness?
A
Gila National Forest, New Mexico
20
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Where is Aldo Leopold from?
A
Sand Hills, Wisconsin
21
Q
The Natural Bridge of Virginia was bought by _____for $2?
A
Thomas Jefferson
22
Q
“How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?”
A
Chief Seattle
23
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“This we know: All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life, We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves”
A
Chief Seattle
24
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“We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother’s heartbeat. So, if we sell you our land, love it as we have loved it. Care for it, as we have cared for it.”
A
Chief Seattle
25
Who was the Chief of the Suquamish and the Duwamish Indians?
Chief Seattle
26
Who was presented at the negotiations in the 1850s with Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the Territory?
Chief Seattle
27
Section 23 in the Township and Range was set aside for Pubic School usage? (T/F)
False
28
Section _____ was in the center and was for school usage.
Section 16
29
Sections 8, 11, 26, and 29 were set aside for future government use. (T/F)
True
30
A Township is _____ square miles and contains _____sections.
6 sq. miles, 36
31
How many acres is 1 section?
640 acres
32
The US Forest Service is part of what department of the US government?
U.S. Department of Agriculture
33
The National Park Service is part of what department of the US government?
U.S. Department of the Interior
34
What title was NOT inscribed on Thomas Jefferson's tomb stone?
POTUS
35
What was inscribed on Thomas Jefferson's tomb stone?
- (50 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence)
- Author of the Declaration of American Independence
- Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom
- Father of the University of Virginia"
36
What two public land survey systems are used in Louisiana?
township and range system, arpents (French)
37
What public land survey system is NOT used in Louisiana?
parish boundaries
38
Which of the following "Green" lands is under the control of the National Park Service?
National Battlefields
39
How many years of lobbying were spent for the National Wilderness Act of 1964?
20 years
40
Lewis and Clark were searching for a water route across the country. (T/F)
True
41
Who climbed a 100 foot Douglas Fir tree just to experience a storm?
John Muir
42
"And from the eastern boundary of the vast golden flower bed rose the mighty Sierra, miles in height, and so gloriously colored, and so radiant, it seemed not clothed with light, but wholly composed of it, like the wall of some celestial city."
John Muir
43
Where was John Muir from?
Dumbar, Scotland
44
What university did John Muir attend?
University of Wisconsin
45
Where did Henry David Thoreau graduate from?
Harvard University
46
What was the size of Henry David Thoreau's cabin near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts?
10x15 feet
47
"In wilderness is the preservation of the world"
Henry David Thoreau
48
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Henry David Thoreau
49
Who was a conductor on the "Underground Railroad" operations?
Henry David Thoreau
50
Who photographed the Mount of the Holy Cross?
William Henry Jackson
51
What was the name of the first museum with art?
Museum of Modern Art in NYC
52
Who founded the Museum of Modern Art in NYC?
Ansel Adams
53
Who co-founded the first museum collection of photography in 1940?
Ansel Adams
54
Who created the idea of Zone System Photography (black, white and grey photography)?
Ansel Adams
55
How much was the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million
56
Who did the US purchase Louisiana from?
France(1803)
57
Why is the land in the Atchafalaya Basin vanishing?
Sediment Deposition
58
Who was credited for the idea of National Parks?
George Catlin
59
Who wrote "Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians"?
George Catlin
60
What men are listed as Wild by Law"?
Aldo Leopold, Bob Marshall, Howard Zahniser
61
Who were in the Wilderness Society?
Aldo Leopold, Bob Marshall, Howard Zahniser
62
What did the "Wild by Law" men accomplish?
Passage of the first Wilderness Act
63
What is the Wilderness Act?
The Act defines wilderness as an area where "the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain."
64
The "Wild by Law" man that is considered to be a academic, ethical person.
Aldo Leopold
65
The "Wild by Law" man that is considered to be a bureaucrat and lobbyist.
Howard Zahniser
66
The "Wild by Law" man that is considered to be a socialist and author.
Bob Marshall
67
What are the Values of Wilderness?
* Protection of Natural Areas
* Maintenance of Habitat
* Recreation
* Scientific Research
68
Which of the following agencies is NOT apart of the US Department of the Interior?
US Forest Service
69
Henry David Thoreau represents transcendentalism (individual as rebel against the established orders of society). (T/F)
True
70
Who painted "Kindred Spirits"?
Asher B. Durand
71
Who are the two people pictured in "Kindred Spirits"?
Thomas Cole(painter) on the right; William Cullen Bryant(poet) on the left.
72
Who founded the Hudson River School of Painting?
Thomas Cole
73
"Kindred Spirits" was a eulogy for whom?
Thomas Cole
74
What was the interest of the Hudson River School of Painting?
It had an interest in realistic depictions of nature and a desire to celebrate distinctly American scenery. The artist of the Hudson River School played an important role in helping Americans see and appreciate nature and wilderness.
75
Where was Thomas Cole educated?
Europe (born in Lanchsire, England)
76
Who came up with the idea of a Central Park in NYC?
William Bryant
77
The five names of the "Course of Empire" series by Thomas Cole are:
* "The Savage Stage"
* "Pastoral or Arcadian State"
* "The Consummation of Empire"
* "Destruction"
* "Desolation"
78
In Thomas Cole's "Course of Empire" series the _____ allows you to know that the pictures are from the same place.
Rocks
79
What artist from the Hudson River School of Painting painted for the American Sanitary Commission Auction?
Albert Bierstandt
80
What was the name of Albert Bierstandt's painting exhibited at the New York Metropolitan Fair as a fundraiser for the American Sanitary Commission?
The Rocky Mountains
81
What is the name of the first American school of painting?
Hudson River School of Painting
82
When did the Hudson River School of Painting begin and end?
1823; 1870-1880
83
When was the Erie Canal constructed?
1825
84
Who created the "Indian Gallery Collection"?
George Catlin
85
In 1820, 9 out of 10 paintings were landscape paintings. (T/F)
False
86
In 1850, 9 out of 10 paintings were landscape paintings. (T/F)
True
87
Who wrote "Should Cars Be Allowed in Yosemite"?
James Bryce
88
Who wrote "Factories in Lowell"?
Charles Dickens
89
Who wrote "A Second World"?
Bayard Taylor
90
Who wrote "The Hawaii Volcanoes"?
Mark Twain
91
Who wrote "The Marks of Human Passage"?
Wallace Stegner
92
Who wrote "Footloose in Democracy"?
Bernard De Voto
93
Who wrote "Nature"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
94
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Which of the following was a liberal member of Parliament?
A. James Bryce
B. Bernard De Voto
C. Wallace Stegner
D. Bayard Taylor
E. Mark Twain
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James Bryce
95
What author went "hot footed" in his night adventure?
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemons)
96
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Which of the following wrote from the Easy Chair of Harpers Magazine?
A. James Bryce
B. Bernard De Voto
C. Wallace Stegner
D. Bayard Taylor
E. Mark Twain
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Bernard De Voto
97
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Dinosaur National Monument is associated with which of the following?
A.Green and Yampa Rivers
B.Earl Douglas
C.Echo canyon
D.The Utah Colorado Border
E. all of the above
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all of the above
98
Who wrote a history on Major John Wesley Powell?
Wallace Stegner
99
"Aesthetics, one may lack words to express the impact of beauty but no one who has felt it remains untouched"
Bernard De Voto
100
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Earl Douglas tried to protect his dinosaur diggings from who?
A.Dam Builders
B.Mineral Claims
C.Survey Teams
D.Souvenir Hunters
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Souvenir Hunters
101
The relationship between De Voto and Stagner can be described as what?
A.competitors
B.friends
C.combatants
Friends
102
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Bayard Taylor wrote some of his best pieces about the American Marvels of Nature. Which of the following scenic wonders was subject of his "Second World"?
A.Yellowstone
B.Yosemite
C.Nigeria Falls
D.Mammoth Cave
E.Natural Bridge
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Mammoth Cave
103
"According to Jackson who in "his capacity as geological surveyor of state as accurately measured that the altitude is 5,300 feet and a little more than one mile.... highest point in state of Maine most abrupt granite mountain in new England"
Henry David Thoreau
104
Which author won a Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his masterful rendition to "Western Expansion Across the Wide Missouri"?
Bernard De Voto
105
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Charles Dickens wrote which of the following?
A.The Hawaii Volcanoes
B.Footloose in Democracy
C.Should Cars be Allowed in Yosemite
D.The Marks of Human Passage
E.The Factories of Lowell
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The Factories of Lowell
106
Who wrote "Ktaadn in the Maine Woods"?
Henry David Thoreau
107
Mark Twain compared Killowaya Volcano to Vesuvius Volcano by saying .....?
Vesuvis was "a mere toy, a child volcano, a soup kettle" compared to Killowaya.
108
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Which author delivered a series of addresses on National Parks in needs of the future in 1912?
A.James Bryce
B.Bernard De Voto
C.Wallace Stegner
D.Bayard Taylor
E.Mark Twain
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James Bryce
109
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These places: Valley of Humiliation, Gothic Gallery, Great Relief can all be found in which of the following sites?
A.Hawaii Volcanoes
B.Lowell Factories
C.Mammoth Cave
D.Natural bridge
E.Niagara falls
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Mammoth Cave
110
According to David Harmen, Echo Park marks the coming of age of the Conservation Movement. (T/F)
True
111
According to David Harmen, Echo Park marks the beginning of the use of ecology. (T/F)
False
112
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Which of the following is NOT associated with Dinosaur National Monument?
A.Green and Yampa Rivers
B.Great Salt Lake
C.Earl Douglas
D.Echo Canyon
E.Utah Colorado Border
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Great Salt Lake
113
Bayard Taylor wrote some of his best pieces about American nature with Mammoth Cave as the subject of his Second World (T/F)
True
114
Who wrote "Christmas Carol"?
Charles Dickens
115
Who wrote "Western Expansion across Wide Missouri"?
Bernard De Voto
116
Which two people started the Forest Commission?
John Muir and Gifford Pinchot
117
How many years did it take from the idea to set Yellowstone to implementation?
2 years
118
What location is Kindred Spirits placed in?
Kaaterskill Cove in the Catskills of New York
119
What department is the Fish and Wildlife Service in?
US Department of the Interior
120
Thoreau represents the 2 best gifts America gave to the world, What are they?
- Idea of nature protection
| - Idea that all people are created equal
121
Why did San Francisco need the water from Hetch-Hetchy Valley?
Fire
