ES Ch. 14.3 Test Review- Land Management

Why is it important to preserve farmland

• Farmland provides an important oxygen source for urban areas.

• Farmland moderates the temperature of urban areas.

• Farmland provides crops and fruits to support urban and rural populations.

• All of these

Eliminating invasive plants and replacing them with native plants is one aspect of

• range improvement.

• deforestation

• urban management

• overgrazing

In 1870, the first national park established to protect and preserve the land for future generations was

• Yosemite

• Death Valley.

• Grand Canyon.

• Yellowstone

Deforestation is an especially serious problem in tropical rain forests because

• they are located in developed nations with high per person resource consumption.

• farmers must repeatedly clear additional forest area to obtain land that can support crops.

• it takes so long for the replacement seedlings to reach maturity due to the hot climate.

• the downed trees are left to rot, damaging the soil.

One benefit of preserving farmland is

• increased CO2 production.

• increased urban temperatures.

• increased crop production.

• increased urban sprawl.

Which of the following is an example of land used as a protected area to preserve the scenery and ecosystems

• Great Basin

• Rocky Mountains

• Grand Canyon

• Great Plains

The National Farmland Protection Program was designed to

• protect farmland from damage by wild grazing animals that are destroying crops

• protect farmland from being overtaken by natural grasses and weeds

• protect farmland from environmental damage from pollution.

• protect farmland from being developed

Which of the following is not a method of sustaining rangeland?

• killing invasive plants

• letting vegetation recover

• digging one large water hole

• limiting herd size

Environmental damage to wilderness areas

• is not related to pollution from urban areas.

• may worsen as the U.S. population grows

• has yet to attract widespread attention.

• is partly the result of ranching activities.

What is reforestation?

• removing all trees from an area

• removing selected trees from an area

• replanting trees in an area

• None of the above