APES Unit 5 Study Guide Exam – 40 Questions and Answers
Explain the Tragedy of Commons - -shared, limited resource becomes depleted due to
people acting self-interest for short-term gain
-List some ways in which human land use has affected the environment negatively. - --
extensive logging --> mudslides
-deforestation--> climate change
-paving--> water runoffs, "heat islands"
-overuse of farmland--> soil degradation, water pollution
-What are some ways to prevent the tragedy of commons? - -private ownership,
regulation
-max amount that can be harvested without compromising future availability of that
resource; keep at half of its carrying capacity because this is when pop is at its highest
growth rate - -Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)
-What determines how land is classified? - -how it is used
-List the 6 categories in which public lands can fall into. - -1. National parks
2. managed resource protected areas
3. habitat/species management areas
4. strict nature reserves and wilderness areas
5. protected landscapes and seascapes
6. natural monuments
-Which land type is the "most protected"? - -natural reserves and wilderness areas
-Who is the largest single landowner in the US? - -federal government
-What does it mean by multiple-use lands? Give one example of a type of land that is
considered "multiple use" - -used for recreation, grazing, timber, and mineral extraction
Ex: national forests
-dry, open grasslands; primarily used for cattle grazing - -rangeland
-What are rangelands primarily used for in the US? - -cattle grazing
-List benefits and drawbacks of rangelands - -Benefit- uses less fossil fuels than feedlots
Consequence-leave land exposed to erosion
-Compare and contrast clear-cutting and selective-cutting. Know benefits and drawbacks
of logging. - -Clear-cutting:
-removal of ALL trees in an area
Explain the Tragedy of Commons - -shared, limited resource becomes depleted due to
people acting self-interest for short-term gain
-List some ways in which human land use has affected the environment negatively. - --
extensive logging --> mudslides
-deforestation--> climate change
-paving--> water runoffs, "heat islands"
-overuse of farmland--> soil degradation, water pollution
-What are some ways to prevent the tragedy of commons? - -private ownership,
regulation
-max amount that can be harvested without compromising future availability of that
resource; keep at half of its carrying capacity because this is when pop is at its highest
growth rate - -Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)
-What determines how land is classified? - -how it is used
-List the 6 categories in which public lands can fall into. - -1. National parks
2. managed resource protected areas
3. habitat/species management areas
4. strict nature reserves and wilderness areas
5. protected landscapes and seascapes
6. natural monuments
-Which land type is the "most protected"? - -natural reserves and wilderness areas
-Who is the largest single landowner in the US? - -federal government
-What does it mean by multiple-use lands? Give one example of a type of land that is
considered "multiple use" - -used for recreation, grazing, timber, and mineral extraction
Ex: national forests
-dry, open grasslands; primarily used for cattle grazing - -rangeland
-What are rangelands primarily used for in the US? - -cattle grazing
-List benefits and drawbacks of rangelands - -Benefit- uses less fossil fuels than feedlots
Consequence-leave land exposed to erosion
-Compare and contrast clear-cutting and selective-cutting. Know benefits and drawbacks
of logging. - -Clear-cutting:
-removal of ALL trees in an area
