ART
Subhankar Banerjee turned his career toward the visual arts when he became obsessed with photographing what?
Polar Bears in Canada
What decision in the life of Joni Mitchell increased her need for song-writing?
The decision to give up her unplanned baby for adoption.
The environmental author who worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was
Rachel Carson
In June of 2023, the New York Times reported that forest fires burning out of control in which region had delivered deadly smoke that threatened New Yorkers’ ability to breathe?
western Canada
How can one identify the age of a tree?
By counting the rings of a tree that has been cut through
What is a distinction of the works done by the Harrisons?
The use of earth as materials and dealing with ecology in the full sense of the term
How many staff lines does the manuscript of "Sumer is icumen in" have?
six
What French author of science fiction wrote about climate issues as early as the 1880s?
Jules Verne
What is the term given to the problems of organization and coordination in institutions?
Collective action
Since the industrial revolution, humans have increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by what percent
30%
In what year did Rebecca Belmore take speaking to Their Mother across Canada and the United States
1992 and 1996
What award did Walt Disney’s film depicting the Grand Canyon win?
The Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action)
How does Solar Storms portray Indigenous communities in their relationship with the land? As
deeply connected to and protective of the land
According to the expenditure approach to GDP measurement, a commercial airplane would fall into which category of spending?
investment
In 2007, satellites captured images of smoke drifting across the Ionian Sea, as fires burned across:
Greece
What did Denes say about her artwork after harvesting the wheat field?
That Wheatfield was a symbol that represented food, energy, commerce, world trade, and economics
Question
Composer Toru Takemitsu believed that his series of “Waterscape” compositions would pass through various mutations and would culminate in a “sea of ___________”
tonality
The people originally known as the Beautiful Ones later became known under what name?
the Fat-Eaters SS 225
What is the opportunity cost of attending a tennis match if a friend offers a free ticket?
the value of what you would have done otherwise
The mandate of heaven was a concept established during which dynasty of Imperial China:
Zhou
What did Haacke decide to create at Earth art
Grass grows
What is counterpoint?
two different melodies playing simultaneously to the same beat
What time of day does the TV show of the toxic donut ceremony start?
9:00 RG 85–86
Paper mills release what specific type of acid into rivers?
sulfuric
When did most human history take place? (which epoch)
During the Pleistocene Epoch