Conservation Flashcard

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What did Theodore Roosevelt set aside more land for?

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National parks and nature preserves.

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What is the main focus of the Pollution Prevention Act?

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Reducing pollution through cost-effective changes.

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What major watershed do we live in that empties into the Atlantic Ocean?

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Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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When was the PA Fish and Boat Commission established?

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1866.

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What inspired Gaylord Nelson to conceive the idea of Earth Day?

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The environmental degradation and the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.

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What is conservation?

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The protection and preservation of natural resources.

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land that drains into a particular body of water.

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What is pollution?

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The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.

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What is an example of a renewable resource?

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Solar energy.

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What is the purpose of national parks?

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To protect natural beauty and wildlife.