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HIST364 Final Exam - Environmental History
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HIST364 Final Exam - Environmental History
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1. Which resource imported from the Americas during the Columbian Exchange was the most profitable?
2. What is the leading cause of deaths from indoor air pollution?
3. Which of the following is NOT a prehistoric use of fire?
4. Which method has been successful in restoring fish populations following overfishing?
5. Which of the following is a most intensive use of wood in pre-modern history?
6. Which of the following statements is an inaccurate description of the impacts of climate change on human health?
7. Which disease did Europeans import from the Americas in the Columbian Exchange, according to Alfred Crosby's study?
8. Which issue is addressed by 'The Machine in the Garden' thesis?
9. What was the most important energy source in Medieval Europe?
10. What kind of disaster is NOT related to a 'dust veil event?'
11. Which of the following was NOT a Progressive Era environmental value?
12. In their 2009 article 'The Return of the Population Bomb,' what did biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich argue?
13. Fill in the blank. Environmental history as a discipline is best described as ________________.
14. According to John Comlos, which statement about the Industrial Revolution (IR) in Europe is accurate?
15. What is the Hudson River School?
16. According to J. Donald Hughes, which of the following statements is true about the environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
17. According to Thomas Friedman, what is the single most important issue regarding innovation in the U.S.?
18. Which continent was NOT involved in the Triangle Trade?
19. William Cronon's theory of British colonization of New England rejected which long-held belief?
20. Which of the following statements about agriculture is true?
21. Which was an anxiety-producing environmental issue in the British Empire?
22. Which natural resource fueled the industrial revolutions?
23. Which animal species did Europeans introduce to the Americas?
24. According to history professor Bill Lang, which of the following statements about the Columbia River is false?
25. Which of the following is a correct description of Thomas Malthus's social theory?

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