Vocab
The study of the relationship between living things and their environment.
What is Ecology?
Use of biological and chemical weapons in terrorist attacks.
What is Biowarfare?
What is the name of the American scientist who wrote "Silent Spring"?
Who is Rachel Carson?
Country who argued about the effects of acid rain on said countries forests with the United States.
What is Canada?
The the oil tanker who ran aground in Alaska in 1989.
What is the Exxon Valdez?
The clearing of forests.
What is Deforestation? The clearing of forest
The use of biological and chemical weapons in terrorist attacks.
What is Bioterrorism?
The 1969 American astronaut that first walked on the moon.
What is Neil Armstrong?
The chemical plant that in 1984 killed 3,800 people.
What is Bhopal?
1986 space shuttle that exploded a minute or so after liftoff.
What is the Challenger?
Thin layer of gas in the upper atmosphere that shields Earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays.
What is the Ozone Layer?
The production, distribution and sale of goods occur on a worldwide scale.
What is a Global Economy?
This President was especially eager to create an organization like the United Nations?
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
The nuclear explosion in 1986 was near this place.
What is Chernobyl?
This international agreement focused on climate.
What is Kyoto protocol?
Global warming caused by the building of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
Military forces drawn from neutral member states to settle conflicts and supervise truces.
What is Peacekeeping?
The British-born economist, who was active in founding public interest groups?
Who is Hazel Henderson?
Both sides of this country's civil war refused to allow food to be sent to either side.
What is Sudan?
the letters NGO stand for this.
What is nongovernmental organizations?
Rainfall that results when sulfur produced by factories mixes with the moisture in the rain.
What is Acid Rain?
Groups, which work to limit or reduce armed forces, and weapons; youth and women's organization; environment and humans rights groups; and research institutes.
What is Disarmament?
The American educator who was active in encouraging the existence of NGOs.
Who is Elise Boulding?
The 5 permanent members of the Security Council?
Who are United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and China?
United Nations agency that focuses on children's welfare.
What is UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund?