14.3 Land Management and Conservation

14.3 Land Management and Conservation

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Open Ended

Why does the wilderness need to be preserved? why shouldn't we consider the needs of humans first? Why do we need to worry about long-term consequences?

Multiple Choice

The main categories of rural land are farmland, rangeland, forest land, national and state parks, and wilderness.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

which of the following are examples of Ecological Services? (Check ALL that apply)

• purification of the air and water

• maintenance of biodiversity

• decomposition of wastes

• Pollination of crops and natural vegetation

• groundwater recharge through wetlands

Multiple Choice

The National Farmland Protection Program was designed to

• protect farmland from being overtaken by natural grasses and weeds.

• protect farmland from damage by wild grazing animals that are destroying crops.

• protect farmland from being developed

• protect farmland from environmental damage from pollution.

Multiple Choice

most common human use of rangeland

• cropland

• grazing livestock

• create parks

• building cities

Multiple Choice

__________ is the depletion of vegetation due to the continuous feeding of too many animals.

• Overgrazing

• Undergrazing

• Farming

• Sustainable

Multiple Choice

What are impacts of overgrazing?

• pollution and use of more resources
• loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification
• more people than the infrastructure can support
• creation of heat islands

Open Ended

Why was the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 enacted?

Multiple Choice

What can be done to sustain the productivity of rangeland?

• limit herd size

• eliminate invasive plants

• leave the land unused for a time

• all of the above

Open Ended

Why are forestlands harvested?

Multiple Choice

The process of cutting and removing only middle-aged or mature trees.

• Clear-cutting

• Selective cutting

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about tree harvesting methods is correct?

• Clear-cutting requires the most road building due to the large number of trees harvested

• Selective cutting minimizes the impact on forest ecosystems.

• Clear-cutting is quick but is more expensive than other methods due to the vast areas involved.

• Selective cutting eliminates the possibility of soil erosion

Multiple Choice

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

Multiple Choice

The process of cutting and removing only middle-aged or mature trees.

• Deforestation

• Reforestation

• Neither

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of parks and preserves?

• They are not affected by air and water pollution.

• They serve as sources of wood for industries.

• They provide limited hunting of designated wildlife.

• They provide recreation for people.

Multiple Choice

_______ is a region that is not cultivated and that is not inhabited by humans.

• Cities

• States

• Country

• Wilderness

Open Ended

What are 3 things you learned about land conservation from this lesson?