Environmental Science Land

Surface Mining and Control Reclamation Act

• mandates that miners give half of what they find to the government

• allows miners to place a stake on public land for $5 per acre

• mandates reclamation

• is meant to bankrupt mining companies

Why mine tailings can be dangerous

• can cause miners to trip

• can be full of sharp objects

• can cause acid leaching into water bodies

• are full of conflict minerals

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The National Forest Management Act

• prevents further building of roads in national forests

• was repealed by the Clinton administration

• requires national forests to have a management plan

• allows mining in national forests

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Has the most restrictive land use

• national park

• wilderness area

• national forest

• national monument

This agency manages about 253 million acres of America's public lands as well as 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate.

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Bureau of Land Management

• National Park Service

• US Department of the Interior

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The Endangered Species Act was a law designed to:

• Stop species from overpopulating

• Help hunting increase

• Protect species from extinction

• None of the above

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This agency is managed by the US Department of Agriculture and manages the 155 National forests and 20 National grasslands.

• US Forest Service

• US Fish and Wildlife Service

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Bureau of Reclamation

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Public lands are classified according to:_________________

• Their color

• their percentage of acid to soil

• their use

• Their temperature

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Removes single trees or a relatively small number of trees from the larger forest

• Tree specialization

• Selective cutting

• Forest consumption

• Selective trees

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Which of the following is an example of a solution to the tragedy of the commons?

• Improving literacy among urban populations

• Raising tax rates for large corporations

• Inventing stronger antibiotics

• Passing a law to set limits for fishermen

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