Question: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Answer: An economic organization consisting primarily of Arab nations that controls the price of oil and the amount of oil its members produce and sell to other nations.

Question: Silent Spring

Answer: A book written to voice the concerns of environmentalists. Launched the environmentalist movement by pointing out the effects of civilization development.

Question: Earth Day

Answer: A holiday conceived of by environmental activist and Senator Gaylord Nelson to encourage support for and increase awareness of environmental concerns; first celebrated on March 22, 1970

Question: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Answer: respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development.”

Question: Clean Air Act (1970)

Answer: law that established national standards for states, strict auto emissions guidelines, and regulations, which set air pollution standards for private industry.

Question: Occupational Health and Safety Act (1970)

Answer: the responsibility the employer has to ensure the workplace is safe for employees and that steps are taken to minimise harm

Question: Water Pollution Control Act (1972)

Answer: Provided funds to build sewage treatment facilities and required industries to remove or treat pollution in water discharged to a lake or stream.

Question: Endangered Species Act (1973)

Answer: (1973) identifies threatened and endangered species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations

Question: Three Mile Island

Answer: 1979 - A mechanical failure and a human error at this power plant in Pennsylvania combined to permit an escape of radiation over a 16 mile radius.

Question: deindustrialization

Answer: process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions with cheaper labor, leaving the newly deindustrialized region to switch to a service economy and to work through a period of high unemployment