The Earliest Documented Recognition That Misuse of the Natural Environment

question 6

Multiple Choice

The earliest documented recognition that misuse of the natural environment can have nasty consequences was

• A) George Perkins Marsh's 1864 publication of .
• B) Rachel Carson's , alerting the public to the dangers of pollution in 1962.
• C) Roosevelt's warnings about overuse a century ago.
• D) Plato's writings 2500 years ago.

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