AP Environmental Science Land Use

Public lands are classified according to:_________________

• Their color

• their percentage of acid to soil

• their use

• Their temperature

Removes single trees or a relatively small number of trees from the larger forest

• Tree specialization

• Selective cutting

• Forest consumption

• Selective trees

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What is a natural part of a forest ecosystem and may be required for seed germination?

• floods

• tornadoes

• fire

• polar vortex

CAFOs make meat more economical, but may have some negative environmental impacts.  These include all of the following EXCEPT

• high concentrations of animal waste.

• increase in nutrients in stormwater runoff.

• increase in sediments in stormwater runoff.

• increased use of land area over other types of animal farming.

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One way a local community might regulate a shared and limited resource and reduce the tragedy of the commons is to ....

• eliminate ownership of the resources and make them available to all

• divide the resources into parcels and assign them to individuals

• offer subsides to users of the resources in the form of tax breaks

• reduce the cost of access to the resources

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Ore leftovers after valuable minerals have been removed

• tailings

• smelting piles

• extraction heap

• gravel

The National Forest Management Act

• prevents further building of roads in national forests

• was repealed by the Clinton administration

• requires national forests to have a management plan

• allows mining in national forests

Lands managed by agencies of the government

• National Parks

• National Rivers

• Public Lands

• Restricted-use Lands

The Endangered Species Act was a law designed to:

• Stop species from overpopulating

• Help hunting increase

• Protect species from extinction

• None of the above

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Which of the following is a primary cause of deforestation in tropical regions?

• Agricultural expansion

• Urban development

• Mining activities

• Tourism

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