Social Studies: Unit 5 Chapter 2 Study Guide

Does the western United States have the most national forests?

• Yes

• No

• Only in certain areas

• It is not specified

What was the cause of the conservation movement of the early 1900s?

• People believed that natural resources could never be used up and people would continue to need natural resources in the future.

• People believed that natural resources were infinite and would never run out.

• People believed that natural resources were harmful and should be eliminated.

• People believed that natural resources were only for the wealthy and should be restricted.

5. Read the following excerpt: “We are coming to recognize as never before the right of the Nation to guard its own future in the essential matter of natural resources. In the past we have admitted the right of the individual to injure the future of the Republic for his own present profit. In fact, there has been a good deal of a demand for unrestricted individualism, for the right of the individual to injure the future of all of us for his own temporary and immediate profit. The time has come for a change. As a people we have the right and the duty, second to none other but the right and duty of obeying the moral law, of”

• guarding the nation's future in natural resources.

• allowing unrestricted individualism.

• prioritizing individual profit over national interest.

• ignoring the moral law.

Theodore Roosevelt believed that the national park system did not protect special places like Yosemite strongly enough because he saw the damage done by the ________.

• economic uses

• tourists

• natural disasters

• wildlife

Fill in the blank: President Roosevelt created the national forests to ________ and prevent fires.

• limit flooding

• Earthquake

Small businesses are common in ________ areas.

• suburban

• urban

• rural

• industrial

Starting a campaign to protect nearby ________ is an action that a conservationist might take.

• wetlands

• forests

• deserts

• mountains

Fill in the blank: Conservation protects plants, animals, and resources for ________ generations, which makes it important.

To guard natural resources and ________ habitats is the purpose of national parks and national landmarks.

• wildlife

• urban

• industrial

• agricultural

Theodore Roosevelt changed the way Americans saw and used the land. Using evidence from the chapter, argue for or against this claim.

• Theodore Roosevelt's policies led to the conservation of natural resources and the establishment of national parks.

• Theodore Roosevelt's policies had no significant impact on land use in America.

• Theodore Roosevelt's policies led to the industrialization and exploitation of natural resources.

• Theodore Roosevelt's policies were focused solely on foreign affairs and had little to do with land use.