What information made Rachel Carson concerned about chemical pollution?
What will be an ideal response?
The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides on "crops, forests, and towns and cities," especially the use of the pesticide DDT, were concerning to Rachel Carson and provided and impetus for the research that led her to write Silent Spring.
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The Earth is presently experiencing a glacial period
a. True b. False
When gerrymandering takes place, the kind of redistricting so that the opposition is spread across many districts as a minority is termed a(n) ________ strategy
A) wasted vote B) rightwing C) stacked vote D) districting E) excess vote
________ is the effort to by governments to protect domestic producers by means of controls such as tariffs or quotas
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Investments in Russia are most common in which of these products?
A) information technology B) oil and natural gas C) wind and solar energy D) wheat E) hydroelectric and forestry products