ENV320 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● The 1803 Ohio Enabling Act of 1803 gave the national government
authority to do which of the following?.
Answer: Use excess funds from taxation to develop infrastructure,
including roads and canals
●● After the 1870s, which of the following were the focus of
government environmental policies and laws? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: Redistributing lands formerly occupied by indigenous
populations
Understanding the challenge of managing decreasing natural resources
Conserving limited resources that were extracted by previous
generations
Providing incentives for continued unrestricted access to all natural
resources
●● The first environmental law found in the colonies was the White Pine
Act of 1711, which reserved tall pine trees for the Royal Navy to use in
ships. What were the motivations for creating this and other
environmental laws?.
Answer: Colonists foresaw the exhaustion of conveniently located trees.
, ●● Which of the following did the Civilian Conservation Core (CCC)
accomplish using federal funds? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: Drain tidal flats
Remake landscapes
Improve roads
Plant millions of trees
●● Which of the following is a sweeping generalization regarding
environmental regulations?.
Answer: The increase in environmental laws is based on a significant
expansion and incorporation of scientific knowledge.
●● Which of the following policies encouraged irrigation to support the
westward migrants? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: The Homestead Act of 1862
The Carey Act of 1894
The Irrigation Act of 1896
The Newlands Act of 1902
●● Which of the following were landmark laws passed in the early
1970s? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: The Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● The 1803 Ohio Enabling Act of 1803 gave the national government
authority to do which of the following?.
Answer: Use excess funds from taxation to develop infrastructure,
including roads and canals
●● After the 1870s, which of the following were the focus of
government environmental policies and laws? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: Redistributing lands formerly occupied by indigenous
populations
Understanding the challenge of managing decreasing natural resources
Conserving limited resources that were extracted by previous
generations
Providing incentives for continued unrestricted access to all natural
resources
●● The first environmental law found in the colonies was the White Pine
Act of 1711, which reserved tall pine trees for the Royal Navy to use in
ships. What were the motivations for creating this and other
environmental laws?.
Answer: Colonists foresaw the exhaustion of conveniently located trees.
, ●● Which of the following did the Civilian Conservation Core (CCC)
accomplish using federal funds? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: Drain tidal flats
Remake landscapes
Improve roads
Plant millions of trees
●● Which of the following is a sweeping generalization regarding
environmental regulations?.
Answer: The increase in environmental laws is based on a significant
expansion and incorporation of scientific knowledge.
●● Which of the following policies encouraged irrigation to support the
westward migrants? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: The Homestead Act of 1862
The Carey Act of 1894
The Irrigation Act of 1896
The Newlands Act of 1902
●● Which of the following were landmark laws passed in the early
1970s? (Select all that apply.).
Answer: The Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act
