Silent Spring (8-10)

Pesticides

100

This pesticide was mentioned on the slide talking about mosquitoes and its relation to insecticides

What are pyrethrins?

200

This pesticide was mentioned on the slides that talked about the relation between birds and pesticides. An organization advocated for restrictions on its use in RI

What are neonics/neonicotinoids?

300

One of the pesticides talked about in the slides connecting climate change to pesticides and this pesticide is considered a greenhouse gas

What is sulfuryl fluoride?

Examples

100

One of the types of salmon mentioned near the middle of Chap 9 "Rivers of Death" that have a three-year life cycle 

What is the Coho salmon?

200

The two campaigns mentioned in Chap 10 which resulted in blanket spraying to occur across various states in the U.S

What are the gypsy moth and the fire ant campaign?

300

The three birds mentioned in Chap 8- And No Birds Sing, that were introduced as "Among the most exquisite of bird voices"

Who are the olive-backed, the wood, and the hermit?

Places

100

"One of the most spectacular fish kills of recent years occurred in the ___________ River below Austin, Texas, in 1961" (Chap 9)

What is Colorado?

200

"The most intensively studied eagles in North America have been those nesting along a stretch of coast from ______ to _________ on the western coast of Florida" (Chap 8)

What is Tampa and Fort Myers?

300

"When specimens of dead birds from ______, _______, ________, _______, and _______ were sent to the Fish and Wildlife Services for analysis, more than 90 percent were found to contain residues of dieldrin..."

What is Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida?