1: What observations did Rachel Carson make about her environment? Explain in detail. She observed the place in harmony with it's surroundings. Also Along the roads, laurel, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler's eye. It was famous for it's variety of bird life.
2: How have chemicals changed the environment? What is DDT? What is it used for and what are the consequences of its use?
Chemicals have changed the environment by killing the animals that surround it. DDT is a pesticide used to kill animals the consequence is that some animals become immune to it and they spread fast
3: Carson uses Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Less Traveled, as an analogy for making choices about our future- what does she say about what we must do?
She says that we should look for an alternative to pesticides She says that we need to use the pesticides that are safer than the pesticides used now.
4: This book was written in 1962- have people heeded the warning about the toxins in our environment?
Yes people have heeded the warning about the toxins, Laws have n=been passed to protect the environment from toxic materials
5: What is your opinion of the book excerpt? Explain
My opinion is that people need to find an alternative for pesticides to kill the animals in the forest
2: How have chemicals changed the environment? What is DDT? What is it used for and what are the consequences of its use?
Chemicals have changed the environment by killing the animals that surround it. DDT is a pesticide used to kill animals the consequence is that some animals become immune to it and they spread fast
3: Carson uses Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Less Traveled, as an analogy for making choices about our future- what does she say about what we must do?
She says that we should look for an alternative to pesticides She says that we need to use the pesticides that are safer than the pesticides used now.
4: This book was written in 1962- have people heeded the warning about the toxins in our environment?
Yes people have heeded the warning about the toxins, Laws have n=been passed to protect the environment from toxic materials
5: What is your opinion of the book excerpt? Explain
My opinion is that people need to find an alternative for pesticides to kill the animals in the forest