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Environmental Science B – Final
Challenge Q&A Knowledge Series.
1. Illegal hunting and fishing practices are still occurring globally. - Answer True
2. Some poor countries sell off their natural resources or accept toxic waste from other
countries in order to improve their economy. - Answer True
3. Countries sign laws and treaties to protect different species. There is enough funding
to supply the enforcement needed. - Answer False
4. Countries which use the most natural resources have always been willing to
participate in global communications to resolve many environmental problems. -
Answer False
5. The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. At the time, it was the best attended
protest of its kind. - Answer True
6. The Environmental Defense Fund, The Friends of the Earth, and The Natural Defense
Council, are all divisions of the Environmental Protection Agency. - Answer
False
7. After the first Earth Day, the Sierra Club expanded to 20 states in 1970. In 1971, the
anti-environmental group Greenpeace was formed. These two groups went on to
debate each other about global warming's existence for decades. - Answer
False
8. The Environmental Protection Agency is in charge of all of the following except: -
Answer 1971 The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act
9. The EPA is also in charge of overseeing all of the following environmental acts except: -
Answer 1970 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
