The study of the relationship between living things and their environment.
100
Biowarfare
Use of biological and chemical weapons in terrorist attacks.
100
Rachel Carson
What is the name of the American scientist who wrote "Silent Spring"?
100
Canada
Country who argued about the effects of acid rain on said countries forests with the United States?
100
Exxon Valdez
What was the name of the oil tanker who ran aground in Alaska in 1989?
200
Dforestation
The clearing of forest
200
Bioterrorism
The use of biological and chemical weapons in terrorist attacks.
200
Neil Armstrong
What is the name of an 1969 American astronaut?
200
Bhopal
Where was the chemical plant that in 1984 killed 3,800 people?
200
Challenger
1986 space shuttle that exploded a minute or so after liftoff?
300
Ozone Layer
Thin layer of gas in the upper atmosphere that shields Earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays.
300
Global Economy
The production, distribution and sale of goods occur on a worldwide scale
300
Franklin Roosevelt
Which President was especially eager to create an organization like the United Nations?
300
Chernobyl
The nuclear explosion in 1986 was near this place?
300
World Trade Organization
Established in 1995
400
Greenhouse Effect
Global warming caused by the building of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
400
Peacekeeping
Military forces drawn from neutral member states to settle conflicts and supervise truces.
400
Hazel Henderson
What is the name of the British-born economist, who was active in founding public interest groups?
400
Sudan
Both sides of this country's civil war refused to allow food to be sent to either side?
400
nongovernmental organizations
What does NGOs stand for?
500
Acid Rain
Rainfall that results when sulfur produced by factories mixes with the moisture in the rain.
500
Disarmament
Groups, which work to limit or reduce armed forces, and weapons; youth and women's organization; environment and humans rights groups; and research institutes.
500
Elise Boulding
What is the name of an American educator who was active in encouraging the existence of NGOs?
500
United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and China
Who are the 5 permanent members of the Security Council?
500
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund