Most of the Early Scientific Studies of Environmental Damage Were

question 68

Multiple Choice

Most of the early scientific studies of environmental damage were done by

• A) Colonial administrators who were often trained scientists
• B) Native people of North America
• C) European peasant farmers who understood the connection between deforestation and local climate change
• D) Industrial leaders of the nineteenth century who were worried about the degradation caused by factories
• E) Scientists in Europe who were worried about deforestation and erosion in their countries

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