Environmentalism Stemming from the Publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

question 38

Multiple Choice

Environmentalism stemming from the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring differed from earlier North American conservation perspectives by

• A)focusing on human population growth.
• B)placing more emphasis on pollution problems.
• C)emphasizing international problems.
• D)encouraging energy efficiency.
• E)emphasizing the value of natural resources.

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Definitions:

Proposition

An assertion that outlines an opinion or judgment.

Venn Diagram

A diagram representing mathematical or logical sets pictorially as circles or closed curves within an enclosing rectangle (the universal set), with all possible logical relations between them.

Universal Proposition

A type of categorical proposition that makes a claim about all members of a particular category, e.g., "All S are P".

Venn Diagram

A graphical representation using circles to depict sets and how they interrelate via overlapping and distancing.