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Define Natural Resource Management Ans✔✔-the art and science of the analysis,
planning, direct manipulation, and/or preservation and restoration of critical
elements of the natural and modified world
What year was the commission of Fish and Fisheries established? Ans✔✔-1871
Who was our most conservation minded president? Ans✔✔-Theodore Roosevelt
What are some examples of natural resources? Ans✔✔-Soil, water, air,
vegetation, wildlife
Define conservation Ans✔✔-the wise use of earth's resources by humanity
What is the "old" definition of "conservation"? Ans✔✔-the management (usually
for monetary gain) of valuable natural resources like timber, wildlife, soil,
pastureland, and minerals, as well as the preservation of forests, parks,
wilderness and watershed areas
Conservation became part of the U.S. gov. policy in 1871 when what was
established? Ans✔✔-the Commission of Fish and Fisheries
What did the Commission of Fish and Fisheries later become a part of? Ans✔✔-
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
, Who said: "Conservation is a state of harmony between [people] and the land."
Ans✔✔-Aldo Leopold
Who said that conservation is "our best efforts to preserve and enhance this
capacity [for self renewal]." Ans✔✔-Aldo Leopold
Why is effective conservation becoming increasingly urgent? Ans✔✔-Rapid
human population growth; excessive resource consumption and depletion; and
local, regional, and global pollution
What is the Optimists' view of Populations and Resource Use? Ans✔✔-if enough
cheap energy is available, all things can be accomplished through advances in
tech; pollution can be controlled, adequate food can be grown to sustain, and
clothing and shelter can be provided to the needy
What is the Pessimists' view of Populations and Resource Use? Ans✔✔-we are
too late, technology cannot keep up with the exponential growth of populations
and demands on resources
What are the six key ecological principles of sustainability put forth by Daniel
Chiras? Ans✔✔-1. Conservation
2. Recycling
3. Renewable Resource Use
4. Restoration
5. Population Control and Management
6. Adaptability