Rachel Carson: a woman who loved nature

What is environmentalism?

• The effort to harm the natural world

• The effort to improve and protect the natural world

• The effort to ignore the natural world

• The effort to destroy the natural world

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Who was Rachel Carson?

• A famous singer

• A famous painter

• An environmental writer

• A famous chef

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What book did Rachel Carson write?

• "The Ocean World"

• "Silent Spring"

• "Green Earth"

• "Nature's Beauty"

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Where was Rachel Carson born?

• California

• Texas

• Pennsylvania

• Florida

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What did Rachel Carson write about for the rest of her life?

• Cars

• The ocean

• Mountains

• Deserts

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What was the main topic of "Silent Spring"?

• Ocean exploration

• The harmful effects of pesticides

• Animal behavior

• Climate change

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What impact did "Silent Spring" have on people?

• It made them ignore the environment

• It made them think more about the environment

• It made them use more pesticides

• It made them stop reading books

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What did the pesticide companies do in response to Carson's book?

• They supported her

• They ignored her

• They attacked her

• They thanked her

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What was the title of Carson's first book?

• The Sea Around Us

• Under the Sea Wind

• Silent Spring

• The Ocean Life

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