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- 1. Multiple Choice
Lands managed by agencies of the government
National Parks
National Rivers
Public Lands
Restricted-use Lands
- 2. Multiple Choice
This agency manages fish, wildlife, and habitats.
US Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bureau of Reclamation
- 3. Multiple Choice
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
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
This agency manages all national parks, many monuments, and other conservation and historic properties.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service
US Department of the Interior
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the tragedy of the commons?
the general idiocy of the average human
The failure to create a sense of shared responsibility
the prevalence of extreme poverty in the developing world
destruction of shared resources through self-serving behavior
- 7. Multiple Choice
What are considered "the commons"
Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.
A resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge
A field where college students can sit outside in between classes
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
The air
The ocean
Privately owned farms
- 9. Multiple Choice
federal land that is designated off-limits to development of any kind but is open to public recreation, such as hiking, nature study, and other activities that have minimal impact on the land
Wildilfe habitat
Canopy
Succession
National Park
- 10. Multiple Choice
The tragedy of the commons can be prevented byexternalitiesfisheries in international watersthe use of harvest permitsthe use of public land for grazing - 11. Multiple ChoiceThe maximum sustainable yield of a population usually occursat the maximum population sizeat the minimum growth rateat half the carrying capacityat twice the maximum growth rate
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of protected land might allow limited mininga nature reservea national monumenta habitat management plana managed resource protected area
- 13. Multiple Choice
Externality
The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service
Land that a community shares
The maximum number of plants that one can harvest
Resources managed by the government or an organization
- 14. Multiple Choice
Public lands are classified according to:_________________
Their color
their percentage of acid to soil
their use
Their temperature
- 15. Multiple Choice
Protected landscapes and Seascapes examples:
Orchards
Villages
Beaches
All of the above
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does the Resource Conservation ethic state:
One should only think of one's its benefit
That people should maximize resource use based on the greatest good for everyone
People should protect endangered species
None of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
Lands that may be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, and mineral extraction
Multiple-use lands
Mines
Orchards
Public farms
- 18. Multiple Choice
The Endangered Species Act was a law designed to:
Stop species from overpopulating
Help hunting increase
Protect species from extinction
None of the above
- 19. Multiple Choice
Removes single trees or a relatively small number of trees from the larger forest
Tree specialization
Selective cutting
Forest consumption
Selective trees
- 20. Multiple Choice
Rangelands
humid, open land for turist use
Extremely hot lands
Dry, open grasslands primarily used for the grazing of cattle
none of the above
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