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Environmental History Moments

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Environmental History Moments

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🌍 Part 1: Key Environmental Moments

1. When was the first Earth Day celebrated?

1960

1970

1980

1990

2. What does CFC stand for?

Carbon Fuel Compound

Chlorofluorocarbon

Chemical Factory Carbon

Clean Fuel Chemical

3. Which international agreement banned CFCs to protect the ozone layer?

Paris Agreement

Kyoto Protocol

Montreal Protocol

Rio Convention

4. Which of these environmental impacts were caused by early oil drilling? (Select all that apply)

Air pollution from burning fossil fuels

Habitat destruction

Improved water quality

Soil contamination from spills

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Environmental History

5. Complete the sentence: The first Earth Day in 1970 was important because it _________________.
6. Explain how the Montreal Protocol helped the environment and why it was considered successful.
7. Choose one environmental moment from today's lesson. How might it relate to New Zealand's environment today?

🌱 Part 3: Environmental Action

8. Fill in the blanks using words from the box:

Word Bank: activism, protocol, ozone, drilling, pollution

The first oil _____________ led to increased _____________ in our atmosphere. Environmental _____________ grew stronger after Earth Day 1970. The Montreal _____________ successfully protected the _____________ layer.

9. Based on what you've learned, write one action you can take to help protect the environment.
10. If you could create a new environmental awareness day, what would it focus on and why?

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