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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Large areas of Michigan were sprayed in 1959 in order to try to control what insect?

2. What happens to the people in the beginning description which puzzles doctors?

3. Continued use of pesticides could very well damage soil ___________.

4. What was infected with chemicals that led to the death of so many robins?

5. _____________ hurts the soil on a virtually permanent basis, according to Carson.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the reasons why DDT is so harmful to fish?

2. Why did so many birds die as a result of the spraying for Dutch Elm Disease?

3. What do our individual bodies have that the larger environment does as well?

4. What has the environment played an important role in forming, according to this chapter?

5. What happened in Clear Lake, California in the 1940s and 1950s?

6. What happens when the bees are suddenly gone from this beautiful American town?

7. What does man want to replace the American West's sagebrush with?

8. According to Carson, what does a chemically weakened environment open the door to?

9. What has happened with synthetic pesticides within less than twenty years of their existence?

10. What is the name of the cancer that develops rapidly in patients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The public health problem that comes along with pollution is one of the fears of those in the environmental movement. If things can not be controlled, disaster might strike.

Part 1: Why have the old public health problems of disease become less of an issue today?

Part 2: What are the new public health crises?

Part 3: Why is it so important to public health to control pollution and chemical exposure now?

Essay Topic 2

But the truth is that mass spraying is not the only source of chemical contamination in the world.

Part 1: What are some other causes of chemical contamination in the world?

Part 2: Is most people's chemical exposure little by little or in one large dose? Why?

Part 3: What are some of the everyday sources of chemicals in our lives?

Essay Topic 3

The cycle between the various areas of the environment begins to reveal just how intertwined everything is - and how horrible it would be if one part of the cycle is disrupted.

Part 1: Describe the cycle that takes place between the plants, the soil, and the animals.

Part 2: Why is the soil so important in this life cycle?

Part 3: What is the role of the insects and the mites in the soil?

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