C. The damage to all living things caused by insecticides
Explanation:
Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation problems, the ones that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. In 1962, she wrote a book about her findings titled "Silent Spring", which brought environmental concerns to the American limelight. Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, but it still went on to spurr a reversal in national pesticide policy, which led to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides. And it also inspired a grassroots environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The correct answer is C) The damage to all living things caused by
insecticides.
The statement that best describes the problem illustrated
by Rachel Carson is "The damage to all living things caused by
insecticides."
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was an American woman that always supported the environment and warned people about the risks of using pesticides in nature. Indeed, she wrote the book called "Silent Spring" in 1962, in which she expressed his worry for the use of DDT and other insecticides, explaining the damage these chemicals produce to plants and animals. Many environmental movements were influenced by her work.
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars between 264 and 146 BC fought by the states of Rome and Carthage. ... By the terms of the peace treaty Carthage paid large reparations and Sicily was annexed as a Roman province.
Ecological release refers to a population increase or population explosion that occurs when a species is freed from limiting factors in its environment
The French made many changes in Vietnam. They modernized the country by building railroads connecting the major cities. Of special pride to both the Vietnamese and the French was a railroad connecting the northern capital, Hanoi, to Saigon the largest city in South Vietnam.
