Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 3 - Land Management and Conservation
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Why is it important to preserve farmland?
a. | It provides an important oxygen source for urban areas. | b. | It moderates the
temperature of urban areas. | c. | It provides crops and fruits to support urban
and rural populations. | d. | all of the
above |
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Which of the following is not a method of sustaining rangeland?
a. | limiting herd size | b. | letting vegetation recover | c. | digging one large
water hole | d. | killing invasive plants |
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Which of the following is not an environmental effect of
deforestation?
a. | reduction in wildlife habitat | b. | soil erosion | c. | loss of
topsoil | d. | reestablishment of trees |
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Which items would not be allowed in a wilderness area?
a. | fishing gear | b. | hiking gear | c. | jet
skis | d. | camping gear |
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Matching
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Section 3 - Land Management and Conservation
Choose the letter of
the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | overgrazing | d. | wilderness | b. | deforestation | e. | Yellowstone | c. | reforestation | f. | conservation corridor |
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an area protected from exploitation
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Wyoming, Montana, and 1870
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allowing more animals to graze in an are a than the area can support
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planting trees to replace those cut down in a forest land
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clearing trees from an area with out replacing them
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strips of protected land that connect one preserve to another preserve
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