APES:AmericanExperience:EarthDays

Name:GalileaPatricio
Directions:Answerthefollowingquestionsasyouwatchthevideo.Someofthe
questionsrequireyoutousepriorknowledgeorlogictoanswer.
1:ExplainhowthevaluesofconservationandfrugalitychangedinAmericaafterthewar.
ThevaluesofconservationandfrugalitychangedinAmericaafterthewarbecausepeople
hadtheopportunitytoberich.Therewasaneconomicboominthe1950swerepeople
hadmorethingsthanthepeoplewhogrewupduringthedepression.Allenvironmental
issuesappearedtobenormalortheyneveraroseredflagsaccordingtothepeoplewho
livedduringthosetimes.Peoplewerenotfullyawareofalltheconsequencesofallthe
productsbeingproduced,thehighwaysbeingbuilt,orhowmucheveryonewasconsuming
atthetime.
2:Almostallenvironmentalproblemsaretiedto:oil/petroleum
3:Whatgasesareproducedasaresultofpapermills?
Thegasesproducedfrompapermillsaresulfurdioxidehydrogensulfide.
4:Whichelementisfoundinalllivingthingsnowthatdidntusedtoevenexist?
Theelementfoundinalllivingthingsintheirbonesorshellsthatdidnotpreviouslyexist
wasStrontium90.
5:WhatweretheconsequencesofRachelCarsonsbook,SilentSpring?
RachelCarsonsbook"SilentSpring"exposedthetruthbehindtheharmthathumanswere
causingtotheenvironment.Carsonpromptedawarenessintheuseofpesticideswhich
enabledcompaniestodemonizeher.Manychemicalcompaniestriedtoundermineher
andherbookscontentstatingthattherewerenoscientificexperimentstoproveher
statements.
6:Commentonthefactthattheaccumulationofmorematerialgoodsmakespeopleless
happy(ingeneral).
Peoplebecomelesshappywithmorematerialgoodsbecausepeopletrytooutcompete
eachotherformorepossessions.
7:Howhavehumansviolatedsomeofthebasiclawsofecology?(Hint:howdo
wegetenergy?)
Humanshaveviolatedthebasiclawsofecologybyharvestingenergythroughfossilenergy
andnolongeracquiringenergyfromplantsandthesun.
8:WhathappenedinNewYorkCityin1966?
OnNovember26,1966inNewYorkCitymanypeoplewerekilledduetoairpollution.
9:Whichanimalwasatthetopofthe1stlistofEndangeredSpecies?
TheanimalatthetopofthefirstendangeredspecieswastheAmericanBaldEagle.
10:WhichorganizationhelpedtostopthedammingoftheGrandCanyon?
TheorganizationthathelpedstopthedammingoftheGrandCanyonwastheSierraClub.
11:Whatisthedifferencebetweentheenvironmentalmovementandthe
conservationmovement?
Theenvironmentmovementistheprogressiontowardssavingallaspectsofthe
environmentwhiletheconservationmovementistorestoretheenvironmentandeasethe
damagesdonetoit.
12:WhatwasthenameofthebookwrittenbyPaulEhrlich?Whatwasthetopic?
PaulEhrlich'sbookThePopulationBombfocusedonhumanoverpopulationandhowit
wasdegradingthequalityoflife.
13:WhatwasthepopulationoftheEarthin1968?Whatisthepopulationnow?
ThepopulationonEarthin1968was2billionpeople.Thepopulationtodayisover7billion
people.
14:WhatdidStephanieMillssayinhergraduationspeech?Whatdidshevowtodo?
StephanieMillsgraduationcontributedtoPaulEhrlich'sbookonoverpopulation,she
statedthatshewouldnotcontributetomankindbynothavingchildren.
15:Whatdoesgoingbacktothelandmean?Whatisyouropinion?Couldyougrowyour
ownfood?Couldyoutakecareofyourself/notdependonothersforyoursurvival?
Goingbacktothelandmeantbeingabletoproduceyourownfoodorsustainyourself.I
thinkthatthisisagoodideabecauseitwouldreducetheamountofchemicalused,the
habitatsdestroyedoffarmland,andlesstransportationofproducts.
16:WhatcontributiondidJacquesCousteaugivetotheenvironmentalmovement?How?
JacquesCousteaucontributedtotheenvironmentalmovementbyleadingocean
explorations.

17:HowdoesthephotographoftheEarthfromspacehelpustorealizethatweareliving
onanisland?
Thephotographhelpsusrealizethatweareonanislandbecausetherearenoother
planetsorplacesthatwecangooncetheearthisruined.
18:WhenwasthefirstEarthDay?
ThefirstearthwasonApril22,1970.
19:WhatwasthemediasreactiontotheplanforEarthDay?
GaylordNelsonsetoutanannouncementtohighschoolsandmanyotherplacesforEarth
Daywhichcausedgreatawarenessfortheconservationoftheearth.
20:HowmanypeopleparticipatedinthefirstEarthDay?
Approximately20millionpeopleparticipatedinthefirstEarthDay.
21:HowdidEarthDayhelptounitedpeopleinacommoncause?
EarthDayhelpedunitepeopleinthecausebybringingawarenessontheissueand
advocatingintheaidtowardsabetterenvironment.
22:WhoweretheDirtyDozen(notspecificnames):
TheDirtyDozenweretheleagueofconservationvotersprogramtargetpoliticalfigures
whogoagainsttheenvironmentandit'sconservation.
23:Whataresomeoftheenvironmentallawsthatwerepassedintheearly1970s?
Anenvironmentallawpassedintheearly1970swastheEndangeredSpeciesActof
1973.
24:WhatagencydidNixonsignintolaw?
In1970NixonsignedtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyintolaw.
25:Peoplethinkchangeshappenlinearly,butinfact,environmentalproblemshappen
:exponential
26:Whatisovershootandcollapseandwhendoesthishappen?
Overshootandcollapseiswhenaspeciesovercomesthenaturalcontrolsofitspopulation
allowingittoexceedit'sconsumptionofresourcesanddepletethemcausingthespecies
populationtocollapse.Thishappenswhenaspeciesinvadesorisintroducedintoan
environmentwithoutitsnaturalpredators.

27:HowcanpeopletodayrelatetotheAncientMesopotamians,Egyptians,
Mayans,Romans,andGreeks?
PeopletodaycanrelatetotheAncientMesopotamians,Egyptians,Mayans,Romans,and
Greeksbecauseweareallexperiencingthedrasticchangesofanenvironmentthatis
headingtowardscollapse.
28:WhathappenedduringtheArabOilEmbargo?
DuringtheArabIsraelwarof1973,ArabmembersoftheOrganizationofPetroleum
ExportingCountriesplacedanEmbargoontheUnitedStatesforitsdecisiontosupplythe
Israelmilitary.
29:WhatcouldhavehappenedduringtheArabOilEmbargobutdidnot....?
TheArabOilEmbargocouldhaveseriouslydamagedtheUnitedStateseconomybecause
itheavilydependedonforeignoil.
30:Whydopoliticiansnotpushenergyinitiativesorenvironmentalissues?
Politiciansdonotpushforenergyinitiativesorenvironmentalissuesbecausetheylookat
theeconomicfactorsandfavorthemratherthansavingtheenvironment.
31:WhatdidtheSierraClubwantloggingcompaniestodo?
TheSierraClubwantsloggingcompaniestostopthesellofillegalwood.
32:Explainsustainablelogging:
Sustainableloggingcutsdowntreesthatarebigenough.Insteadofcuttingalltreesonlythe
largeonesarecutdownwhilethesmalleronesarelefttogrow.Sustainableloggingalso
includestheplantingofmoretreestoreplacetheonesthatwerecutdownandallowing
themtogrow.
33:WhydidGMnotcreateanelectricoralternativeenergyvehicleyearsago?
GMdidnotcreateanelectricoralternativeenergyvehiclebecausetherewereno
supportivesupplierstomakethecarsandpoorconsumerdemand.
34:WhatdidtheCaliforniaEnergyCommissiondo?
TheCaliforniaEnergyCommissionprovidesknowledgeaboutpreventionand
conservationaswellassupportingresearchanddevelopingrenewableenergyresources.
35:WhichpresidenthadsolarwaterheatersinstalledonWhiteHouseroof?
PresidentJimmyCarterhadsolarwaterheatersinstalledonWhiteHouseroof.
36:Whichpresidentshutdownthealternativeenergymovement?
PresidentRonaldReaganshutdownthealternativeenergymovement.
37:Whatisthetippingpoint?
Thetippingpointisasmallchangethatsoonerorlaterbecomesenoughtocausealarge
andimportantchanges.
38:Completethisquote:WehavenotinheritedtheEarthbutrather,weborrowitfromour
children
Reflectonwhatyouhavelearnedbywatchingthisdocumentarygiveyour
opinion.
From this documentary I have learned the importance of conserving the Earth not
only for ourselves but for the future generations. I think that it presented astonishing
information especially that of Paul Ehrlichs statement that there were 2 billion people on
the planet in 1968 unlike the 7 billion people today. I think that this documentary brings forth
the struggles to conserve the environment at a time when people did not think twice about
theenvironmentortheissueswithit.