2.3 Physical Environment and Population Growth

As the country's ____ grew, Americans began to realize that the actions of individuals, communities, and industry affected the _____.

Population/Environment

The ____________ was created by Congress in 1916 to preserve land of exceptional value or historical significance.

National Park Service

The ______________ protects health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations according to existing laws.

Environmental Protection Agency

The ___________ Act provides legal protection for species that are under threat of becoming extinct.

Endangered Species

How might Fifth Amendment property rights cause conflict regarding environmentalism?

The property rights of the owner might be ignored under the rationale that the government knows what is best for the land.

___________ is the spread of development outward from urban centers.

Urban Sprawl