NRM 1401 TTU 2024 Updated Exam!!

Who was our most conservation minded President? - Answer-Theodore Rosevelt What is Natural Resources Management? - Answer-art and science of the analysis, planning, direct manipulation and/or preservation and restoration of critical elements of the natural and modified world. What are some examples of natural resources? - Answer-soil, water, air, vegetation, wildlife What does the term conservation mean? What did it originally mean? - Answer-referred to the management, , and minerals as well as the preservation of forests Conservation became part of U.S. government policy in 1871 when what was established? - AnswerFish and Fisheries What did this entity later become a part of? - Answer-US fish and wild life service in 1940 What did Aldo Leopold have to say about conservation? - Answer-Harmony between people and land What are reasons we discussed that conservation of natural resources is becoming increasingly urgent? - Answer-pollution and population is on the rise while resources and on the down low What are the differences in the "Optimists'" views of populations and resource use compared to the "Pessimists'" views? - Answer-Optimists - can be controlled Pessimists - we are to late What are the six key ecological principles of sustainability put forth by Daniel Chiras and how will they help enhance sustainability of natural resources? - Answer-Conservation Recycling Renewable Resource Use Restoration Population Control & ManagementAdaptability What are some key components of what conservation means today? - Answer-making the earth a better place to enhance its capacity for renewal What are some specific pieces of legislation in the U.S. that support conservation? What does each accomplish? - Answer-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Clean Water Act Clean Air Act Endangered Species Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act International treaties are critically needed to protect global ecosystems. What important events relating to natural resources management happened in the 1960s? - Answerair and water had reached hazardous levels animal species on the decline Why were the 1970s called the "Golden Age of Environmental Legislation"? What are some examples of Acts passed in this decade? - Answer-National Environmental Policy Act Passed in 1969, Signed into law in 1970 Endangered Species Act passed, 1973 Clean Air Act passed, 1970 Clean Water Act passed, 1972 Several other environmental Acts What has happened since the 1970s in relation to natural resources management? - Answer-species continue to become rare or threatened, non game species grew in importance What are the steps of the Scientific Method and what is involved in each step? - AnswerObservations Research QuestionsFormulation of Hypotheses Testing Hypotheses Drawing Conclusions