APES Midterm Review - Unit 5 - Land and Water Use

The tragedy of the commons can be prevented by

• externalities
• fisheries in international waters
• the use of harvest permits
• the use of public land for grazing

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Which is NOT an example of an externality?

• the use of national forests by private companies
• the use of the atmosphere for air pollution
• the use of forested watersheds for aquifer purification
• roads maintained with a tax on gasoline

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Which type of protected land might allow limited mining

• a nature reserve
• a national monument
• a habitat management plan
• a managed resource protected area

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Which federal agency typically classify their federal lands as multiple-use?
  I. the Bureau of Land management
 II. the United States Forest Service
III. The Fish and Wildlife Service

• I only
• I, II and III
•  I and III only
• II and III only

Which of the following is NOT a problem in rangeland management?

• Fires
• Overgrazing
• Poor soil conditions
• the high cost of grazing permits

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Which is used to reduce the impact of timber harvesting?

• tree planting
• selective cutting
• prescribed burns
• mechanized logging

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of urban sprawl?

• automobile and highway construction
• mixed land use
• living costs
• urban blight 

Groundwater recharge

• is the result of precipitation
• sometimes occurs as a spring
• occurs rapidly in confined aquifers
• can cause saltwater intrusions

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Which cannot reduce the effects of flooding?

• levees
• dams
• freshwater wetlands
• impermeable surfaces

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Water diversion has significantly reduced the size of 

• Lake Erie
• The Aral Sea
• The Nile
• the Baltic Sea

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