ES Test Prep: Land, Ag, and Aquatics

What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to cities?

• land-use planning
• infrastructure
• urban sprawl
• urbanization

Unplanned, rapid growth can create what problem?

• degradation of the ecosystem
• elimination of invasive vegetation
• infrastructure that cannot adequately support the population
• rangeland damaged from overgrazing

What of the following statements generalize population distribution changes over the last 200 years?

• Urban areas have doubled in size in 200 years.
• More people lived in rural areas 200 years ago.
• Population distribution has not significantly changed in 200 years.
• Undeveloped countries have seen the most changes in 200 years.

Which of the following is an important aspect of land management?

• increasing the overall size of the herds
• leasing public lands from the federal government
• reducing damage to land caused by overgrazing
• removing fences from rangeland to allow livestock more grazing area

Which of the following is an environmental benefit of open space?

• Open space leads to a reduction in traffic flow.
• Open space helps filter pollutants from air and water.
• Open space means more land is available for planting.
• Open space results in lower temperature in wintertime.

An area of land with large areas of open space and few people is:

• urban
• rural
• suburban
• rangeland

Which of the following activities is not permitted in wilderness areas?

• research
• camping
• development
• fishing

An area that has a higher air temperature than the surrounding rural areas is a/an:

• heat island
• open space
• wilderness
• urban sprawl

Why is it important to preserve farmland?

• It provides prime locations for housing.
• It protects against soil erosion.
• It provides productive land to grow crops.
• It provides a greenbelt for crowded urban areas.

Which of the following uses the largest amount of land in the United States?

• forestland
• rangeland and pasture
• cropland
• parks and preserves