14.3 Land Management and Conservation

14.3 Land Management and Conservation

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

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

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

• Clear-cutting

• Selective cutting

Multiple Choice

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

• Deforestation

• Reforestation

• Neither

Multiple Choice

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

• Cities

• States

• Country

• Wilderness