Global Environmental History Quiz Survey

1. Your name:

Your name:

2. What type of resource is cited below? A book chapter or a journal article?
De Vries, Jan. “Between Purchasing Power and the World of Goods: Understanding the Household Economy in Early Modern Europe.” In Consumption and the World of Goods, edited by John Brewer and Roy Porter, 85-132. London: Routledge, 1993.

What type of resource is cited below? A book chapter or a journal article?
De Vries, Jan. “Between Purchasing Power and the World of Goods: Understanding the Household Economy in Early Modern Europe.” In Consumption and the World of Goods, edited by John Brewer and Roy Porter, 85-132. London: Routledge, 1993. Journal article

Book chapter

3. You found a book about the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in the catalog. The call number for the book is: TK1345.H37. The Library has thirteen more titles with the same call number root. What have these titles in common?

You found a book about the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in the catalog. The call number for the book is: TK1345.H37. The Library has thirteen more titles with the same call number root. What have these titles in common? They have the same topic

They have the same author

They were published in the same year

4. Look at the Library of Congress subjects below. Check the two subjects that describe primary sources.

Look at the Library of Congress subjects below. Check the two subjects that describe primary sources. Nuclear power plants - Accidents.

Dust storms - Great Plains - History - Sources.

Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) - History - Interviews.

Dams - Political aspects - Arizona - Grand Canyon.

5. One of the books listed below includes primary sources. Check the correct title.

One of the books listed below includes primary sources. Check the correct title. Salmond, John A. The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942: A New Deal Case Study. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1967.

Rothman, Hal. Blazing Heritage: A History of Wildland Fire in the National Parks. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007.

Dilsaver, Lary M. America's National Park System: The Critical Documents. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1994.

6. Check all answers that apply.
Peer-reviewed/scholarly journal articles ...

Check all answers that apply. Peer-reviewed/scholarly journal articles ... ... are written by scholars.

... include the latest news.

... include cited references.

... are written by experienced journalists.

... generally include a literature review of related published research.

7. The Library has subscriptions to all journal articles which are indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life.

The Library has subscriptions to all journal articles which are indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life. False

True

8. Was there anything you found particularly confusing in today's presentation?

Was there anything you found particularly confusing in today's presentation?