How were living conditions of both the middle and working classes changed by the Industrial Revolution?

The American theologian, Thomas Berry (1914-2009), called the industrial-consumer society, built on the human-centered, planetary management environmental worldview, the "supreme pathology of all history." He said, "We can break the mountains apart; we can drain the rivers and flood the valleys. We can turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products. We can tear apart the great grass cover of the western plains, and pour toxic chemicals into soil and pesticides onto the fields until the soil is dead and blows away in the wind. We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage, and the seas with oil. We can invent computers capable of processing 10 million calculations per second. And why? To increase the volume and speed with which we move natural resources through the consumer economy to the junk pile or the waste heap. If in these activities, the topography of the planet is damaged, if the environment is made inhospitable for a multitude of living species, then so be it. We are, supposedly, creating a technological wonderworld. But our supposed progress is bringing us to a waste world instead of a wonderworld." Explain why you agree or disagree with this assessment. If you disagree, answer at least five of Berry's charges with your own arguments as to why you think he is wrong. If you agree, cite evidence as to why.

(a) What problems did farmers face?

(b) How did farmers in the late 1800s unite?

Which of the below is the correct path that a grain of sand would take as it is eroded from a mountain, carried downstream, and deposited on the ocean floor?
a. Littoral zone $\rightarrow$ aphotic zone $\rightarrow$ estuary $\rightarrow$ benthos
b Estuary $\rightarrow$ littoral zone $\rightarrow$ pelagic zone $\rightarrow$ abyssal
c. Pelagic zone $\rightarrow$ estuary $\rightarrow$ benthos $\rightarrow$ photic zone
d. Benthos $\rightarrow$ estuary $\rightarrow$ profundal $\rightarrow$ limnetic
e. Littoral zone $\rightarrow$ estuary $\rightarrow$ abyssal $\rightarrow$ limnetic

How did life change for the Plains Indians between the 1860s and the 1880s?

An experience that was considered to be a failure by some but taught us many lessons about the interconnectedness of nature and the difficulty of replicating nature.
a. A Sand County Almanac
b. Formation of national parks
c. Spaceship Earth
d. Calculation of ecological footprints
e. Biosphere 2

Of what importance were new machines to the textile industry?

The idea that science will solve all our problems best describes which mental trap?
a. Gloom-and-doom pessimism
b. Blind technological optimism
c. Paralysis by analysis
d. Faith and simple, easy answers
e. Environmental nihilism

Some analysts believe that trying to gain environmental wisdom by becoming familiar with some part of the natural world and forming an emotional bond with its life forms and processes is unscientific, mystical nonsense based on a romanticized view of nature. They believe that having a better scientific understanding of how the earth works and inventing or improving technologies to solve environmental problems are the best ways to achieve sustainability. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

What concerns did many farmers share about their businesses?

What one believes about what is right or wrong in our behavior toward the environment is
a. environmental law.
b. environmental economics.
c. resource management.
d. environmental ethics.
e. consumerism.

Identify and Explain Reasons for Changes in Political Boundaries

Use the timeline above to write a paragraph that identifies what territories became states between 1864 and 1896 and explains why so many territories became states during this time span. Be sure to consider the rapid rate of westward expansion during this time and the requirements for statehood.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that environmental lawsuits are difficult to win?
a. It is difficult to establish legal standing.
b. It is expensive.
c. The judiciary is indifferent.
d. Plaintiffs must show they have been harmed.
e. The process can take years.

Explain provisional government.