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APES grazing quiz
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| rangeland | a dry open grassland - usually in the west US, primarily used for grazing of cattle, most common use of land in the US |
| Overgrazing is an example of | tragedy of the commons |
| tragedy of the commons | taking more resources than you need, not leaving any for the future generation |
| land that is overgrazed effects | wind and water erosion, ceptiple to fires, too dry to farm (effects economy), too fragile for multiple use |
| multiple use = | able to do more than just one thing on land, sustainable practice |
| Taylor grazing act | act enacted to protect areas from overgrazing , converted Federal rangelands from commons into permit-based system, enacted by BLM |
| land management practices | rangelands, forests, national parks |
| clear cutting | method of harvesting trees that removes all or almost all trees in an area |
| selective cutting | method of harvesting trees that involves removing single trees or a small number of trees from many in a forest, more sustainable than clear cutting |
| ecologically sustainable forestry | logging in ways that do not unduly affect the viability of other trees, goal of maintaining both plants and animals in as close to a natural state as possible |
| reforestation | intentional restocking of existing depleted forests |
| logging | process of cutting and moving trees to a location to transport |
| deforestation | purposeful clearing of forested land |
| tree plantation | a large area typically planted with a single rapidly growing tree (bad) low biodiversity, low ecological stability, low heterotroph level |
| protected landscapes+ seascapes | permit non destruction use of natural resources, but still allows tourism and recreation: |
| strict nature reserves and wilderness areas | protect species and ecosystems due to their outstanding ecosystems, featured species and vegetation, and national scientific importance |
| managed resources protected areas | designated for sustained use of biological, mineral, and recreational sources |
| habitat/species management | ACTIVELY managed to maintain biological communities |
| Taylor grazing act | enacted to halt overgrazing, subsidized with federal funds. |
| Highway Trust Fund | A U.S. federal fund that pays for the construction and maintenance of roads and highways. |
| The phenomenon in which an increase in the supply of a good causes demand to grow. | Induced demand |
| A planning tool used to separate industry and business from residential neighborhoods. | Zoning |
| A zoning classification that allows retail and high-density residential development to coexist in the same area. | Multi-use zoning |
| part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure home mortgage loans made by banks and other private lenders, thereby encouraging them to make more loans to prospective home buyers. | Federal Housing Administration |
| managed fish, wildlife, and habitats | Fish+wildlife service |
| manages the 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands | US forest service |
| creates an environmental regulatory process designed to ensure protection of the nation's resources. before this can be begin, it must require a project's developers to file an EIS to outline the scope and purpose of the project to analyze env impact | NEPA (national environmental policy act) |
| new trucks and cars an engines must use emission control technology, pollution control | clean air act |
| Act to authorize and direct that the national forests be managed under principles of multiple use and to produce a sustained yield of products and services, and for other purposes. | multiple use sustained yield act |
| maximize projects benefits and minimize undesirable env impacts concerning energy, transportation, food and ag, and land use that will reduce GHG emissions | environmental mitigation plan |
| This act prohibits commerical activities, motorized and mechanical access, and infrastructure developments of humans to preserve and protect wilderness lands in their natural condition | the wilderness act |
| urban growth boundaries | prevents sprawl developments to separate urban areas from surrounding natural and agriculture lands |
| externality | a cost or benefit of an economic activity experienced by an unrelated third party |
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