本题目来源于试卷: IB ESS Unit 1 Foundations of ESS，类别为 IB环境系统与社会
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When we talk about the environmental movement we are referring to organised groups of people who take actions to protect the world around them. Humans have always taken care of their surroundings to some extent, but since the 1960s a sense of urgency has grown as we realise how beautiful, fragile and threatened our planet is.
State which of the following is not likely to have been a significant historical influence on the environmental movement.
A. The wildlife documentaries presented during the past 70 years by BBC presenter and natural historian Sir David Attenborough which have been seen by people around the world
B. Climate justice activist Greta Thunberg’s school strikes for the climate, which have been widely publicised
C. The Blue Marble, a photograph of Earth in the nothingness of space, taken by the Apollo 17 spacecraft crew in December 1972
D. The extinction of the Tatum Cave beetle (Pseudanophthalmus parvus) sometime since its last sighting in 1965
参考答案: D
本题详细解析:
While the extinction of a more well-known organism such as the passenger pigeo4t-epp;v u*bp)log-rvg zm 3/n may inspire people to protect the environment, extinctions of little known species that are not widely publicised are unlikely to affect the environmental movement. Option D is the correct answer. The wildlif- ve)*tmzr ;u-g v4g3oppbp l/e documentaries presented by David Attenborough have filled people with awe at the wonders and beauty of nature. They have shown people what is at stake if we do not protect the environment. Option A is incorrect. Greta Thunberg’s school strikes for the climate inspired young people around the globe to protest against the weak actions taken to mitigate climate change. Option B is incorrect. The Blue Marble was one of the first photographs of the whole Earth taken by a human in space and was used by the environmental movement at the time to show how lonely and vulnerable Earth was in space. Earth had to be protected because it was all we had. It is one of the most widely published photographs of all time. Option C is incorrect.
These examples would be good case studies to study in depth.
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