Deck 10: Natural Resources

Question 1

The Migratory Bird Rule

A) was promulgated by the EPA.
B) prohibits hunters from shooting birds that migrate across states.
C) was recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
D) allows bird watchers to sue persons who kill or poison birds.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Rivers given a designation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 are removed from human use.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following are benefits of wetlands?

A) Wetlands provide food and habitat for many species.
B) Wetlands help control shoreline erosion.
C) Wetlands help improve the quality of drinking water.
D) All of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The CZMA requires all coastal states to develop nonpoint source pollution-control coastal programs.

Question 5

When a land is designated wilderness,

A) the agency administering the land must preserve its "wilderness character."
B) the area must be devoted to the public purposes of recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, or historical use.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Question 6

____ 10. Species extinction is occurring at about 50 times the normal background rate.

Question 7

What is one reason that more wilderness has been protected in the West rather than in the East?

A) Protests by landowners in the East led to more protection in the West.
B) Land in the West is generally more beautiful and more worthy of protection than land in the East.
C) Congressional representatives from the West are more environmentally attuned.
D) The high population of the East leaves few large tracts of land.

Question 8

Although wetlands are important globally, there are no international treaties to protect wetlands.

Question 9

The early attitude of government regulators toward public lands was to "sell and develop" them.

Question 10

Clear cutting

A) is more destructive of old growth forests than selective cutting of individual trees.
B) is more economical than selective cutting.
C) neither a nor b; both are fallacies propagated by environmental extremists.
D) both a and b.

Question 11

A "Safe Harbor" agreement under the ESA

A) provides money for environmental groups to establish sanctuaries for endangered species.
B) ensures that landowners who increase a listed species' population and later decrease that population will not be penalized.
C) forces landowners to build shelters for endangered species on the owners' property.
D) is a joint effort between the Fish and Wildlife Service and environmentalists to protect endangered species along waterways.

Question 12

We needn't worry about the water quality of the Great Lakes because the United States and Canada have achieved the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements.

Question 13

The Endangered Species Act does not allow any mammals to be killed.

Question 14

Which is not a factor that may cause a species to become endangered?

A) destruction of its habitat.
B) disease.
C) overutilization for commercial purposes.
D) none of the above.

Question 15

Which is not a characteristic of a wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System?

A) There has been no noticeable human impact on the land.
B) The land contains trees that are over 100 years old.
C) both a and b.
D) none of the above.

Question 16

Coastal wetlands are not beneficial to the commercial seafood industry.

Question 17

The "Swampbuster Bill"

A) fines those who convert wetlands to land for growing crops.
B) renders those who converted wetlands to land for growing crops after December 1985 ineligible for most federal farm benefits, unless the conversion had minimal effects.
C) provides money for developing swamp lands in Florida.
D) both a and b.

Question 18

By the mid 1970s, over half the wetlands that had existed in the lower 48 states during the eighteenth century had disappeared.

Question 19

Which of the following was not designed to protect wetlands, coastal areas, or estuaries?

A) The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
B) The Coastal Zone Management Act.
C) The "No-Net-Loss" Policy.
D) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Question 20

The CZMA provides financial assistance to states that develop management plans that balance energy development and environmental and coastal factors.