NR 120A - Exam 1 (CSU) Knight 70 Questions with Answers 2023,100% CORRECT

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NR 120A - Exam 1 (CSU) Knight 70 Questions with Answers 2023 which characteristic is not included in the UN understandings we presented for defining indigenous peoples? A) precolonial ties to pa ... rticular territory and natural resources B) DNA test results C) accepted by the community as a member D) Distinct social, economic, or political systems - CORRECT ANSWER B) DNA test results (T or F) - indigenous knowledge contributions are well represented through our education system - CORRECT ANSWER false how many indigenous nations are there in the US? A) >100 B) 100-200 C) 200-400 D) 500+ - CORRECT ANSWER D) 500+ (T or F) - the concept of environmental conservation originated with European Americans in the US in 19th century - CORRECT ANSWER false what Aldo Leopold called "land" ecologist called ... ? A) forests B) soil C) ecosystems D) water - CORRECT ANSWER C) ecosystems the most biologically productive lands in the US are... ? A) private lands B) federal lands C) neither - CORRECT ANSWER A) private lands where are the most federal lands in the US located? A) South B) N. East C) Midwest D) American West - CORRECT ANSWER D) American west of the four general categories of ecosystems I give in class, which is the most numerous? A) degraded natural lands B) wilderness C) urban areas & agricultural lands D) managed natural lands - CORRECT ANSWER A) degraded natural lands a person who believes in the sustainable use of natural resources is an... A) environmentalist B) conservationist C) preservationist D) deep ecologists - CORRECT ANSWER B) conservationist who was the founder of the romantic-transcendental preservationist ethic? A) john muir B) Aldo Leopold C)gillford pinchot D) arne naess - CORRECT ANSWER A) john muir the underpinning of the resource conservation ethic is? A) spiritual B) economic C) ecological D) biocentric - CORRECT ANSWER B) economic what type of values most closely align with indigenous ethics when it comes t0 environmental conservation? A) instrumental value B) intrinsic value C) individual relation value D) collective relational value - CORRECT ANSWER D) collective relational value which of the following sayings reflect ubuntu philosophy? A) i think therefore i am B) i am because we are C) whoever has the gold makes the rules - CORRECT ANSWER B) i am because we are Which of the following represents an indigenous good living principle from the Quenchua community in Peru? A) ubuntu B) the golden rule C) allen kawsay D) kaitakitanga - CORRECT ANSWER C) allen kawsay (T or F) reciprocity is a common principle in indigenous environmental ethics that we can all practice in some for every day? - CORRECT ANSWER true which acronym captures the impact of human populations on the natural world? A) I=PAT B) I=ABC C) I=TAP D) I=PAD - CORRECT ANSWER A) I=PAT slow rates of human population growth in pre transitional societies is due to? A) low death rates off setting low birth rates B) low death rates off setting high birth rates C) high death rates off setting high birth rates D) lack of natural resources - CORRECT ANSWER C) high death rates off setting high birth rates the principal reason for the drop of death rates in transitional societies is? A) education for women B) lack of disease outbreak C) advent of modern medicine D) the merging of both birth and death rates - CORRECT ANSWER A) advent modern medicine the principal reason for the drop of birth rates in the demographic model is? A) education for women B) lack of disease outbreak C) advent of modern medicine D) the merging of both birth and death rates - CORRECT ANSWER A) education for women (T or F) Most of the lands defined as wilderness are uninhabited and pristine landscapes, largely untouched by human communities? - CORRECT ANSWER False In the 2019 study analyzing species richness in Canada, Brazil, and Australia, the areas with the highest biodiversity included....? A) Government designated protected lands B) Indigenous managed lands C) Private lands - CORRECT ANSWER B) Indigenous managed lands The 85% reduction in 2017 of protected land boundaries within bears ears national monument is associated with... A) Loss of public support for smokey the bear B) Push for land leases for mining, energy, lumber, and grazing rights C) Much of the land lacked cultural or ecological significance D) Tribal nation in the regions were no longer interested in managing the lands there - CORRECT ANSWER B) Much of the land of mining, energy, lumber, and grazing rights (T or F) Management in protected areas is slowly starting to shift to restore governing rights and include practices regarding sustainable management techniques for the original stewards of those lands... - CORRECT ANSWER True According to the earth scientist the millennium ecosystem assessment report, approximately what percent of our lands and waters are in a degrades state? A) 1/4 B) 1/2 C) 3/4 D) Entire plant - CORRECT ANSWER C) 3/4 Ecosystem services are the conditions and process through which ecosystems and species that make them up, sustain and fulfill? A) Animal life B) Pant life C) Non living things D) Human life - CORRECT ANSWER D) Human life Provisioning services are one of the 4 categories of ecosystem services and include? A) Food B) Nutrient Cycling C) Flood regulation D) Spiritual connections - CORRECT ANSWER A) Food Regulating services are one of the 4 categories of ecosystem services and include? A) Food B) Nutrient Cycling C) Flood regulation D) Spiritual connections - CORRECT ANSWER C) Flood regulation The name for economic programs that paid those who produce ecosystem services on their lands is called what? A) Payment for social services B) Payment for ecosystem services C) Natures bounties is good for humans D) Nature is profitable - CORRECT ANSWER B) Payment for ecosystem services Economic programs that pay for ecosystem services recognize these services as....? A) Natures liabilities B) Owner equity C) The earth cash flow equation D) Capital assets - CORRECT ANSWER D) Capital assets (T or F) Land owners have their private interests, usually the principle source of income they derive from their land. they also hold a "public interest", which are ecosystem services that benefit us all. - CORRECT ANSWER True In Colorado, is the return on investment, conserving open space profitable in terms of ecosystem services that are generated? A) Yes B)No - CORRECT ANSWER A) Yes (T or F) The 1974 bolt decision restores tribal fishing rights and required the federal and state governments to honor treaties, acknowledging tribes as co-managers instead of stake holders. - CORRECT ANSWER True Impact from settler colonialism include...? A) Over fishing B) Theft of lands C) Pollution D) Habitate loss E) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER E) All the above (T or F) Tribal sovereignty is demonstrated through a government to government relationship where tribes negotiate treaties with the U.S at a federal level. - CORRECT ANSWER True Which of the following can help to conserve salmon runs? A) Warming water temp B) Sea lions using ladder sites as their private buffet C) Dam removal D) Honoring treaty rights E) C and D - CORRECT ANSWER E) C and D Which of the following characterized prior approbation? A) Protected by the 5 amendment (Property rights) B) When developed did not account resource limitations C) Uses elements of appropriation (Ex. Diversion applied to "beneficial use") D) Connected with ambition of manifest destiny E) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER E) All of the above (T or F) East of the 100th meridian we have insufficient precipitation and agriculture is highly dependent on irrigation, while West of the 100th meridian agriculture is not dependent on irrigation and we have high levels of precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER False Which of the following describes current trends regarding water rights: A) water rights revised to provide for ecosystem services as first priority, new development (ex. mining, subdivisions) as second priority B) cities buying up water rights from agricultural land, followed by water scarce agricultural land developed into subdivisions C) new water claims available as water sources increase due to successful desalinization plants - CORRECT ANSWER B) cities buying up water rights from agricultural land, followed by water scarce agricultural land developed into subdivisions Who said the following quote? If you don't understand water rights, prior appropriation...manifest destiny, if you don't understand our history, you cannot do anything worthwhile in natural resource sciences. You need context, you need to understand place. A) Gifford Pinchot B) Greta Thunberg C) Autumn Bernhardt D) Aldo Leopold - CORRECT ANSWER C) Autumn Bernhardt CSU is located in which watershed: A) Big Thompson River B) Saint Vrain River C) Arkansas River D) Cache la Poudre River - CORRECT ANSWER D) Cache la Poudre River Where does CSU get its water: A) The Colorado River B) The Cache la Poudre River C) The Arkansas River D) The Columbia River E) From both a. and b - CORRECT ANSWER E) From both a. and b What is the least amount of water on the Earth: A)Salt water B) Ground water C) Freshwater that humans can access D) Water in the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER C) Freshwater that humans can access Which category uses the most amount of freshwater: A) For energy B) For industry C) For agriculture D) For domestic use - CORRECT ANSWER A) For energy *second largest is agricultural The soil microbiome is especially important because: A) we can study the soil microbiome to understand how to recover degraded lands B) microbes within it are responsible for recycling of nutrients C) similar to our gut microbiome it is loaded with beneficial bacteria D) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D) all of the above (T or F) Plants don't recognize political boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER True What approximate percentage of soil remaining on the planet is degraded? A) 5% B) 25% C) 50% D) 75% - CORRECT ANSWER B) 25% Some unique aspects of Tohono O'odham Nation's Indigenous land management decisions at the soil reclamation sites included: A) laying down a thicker soil cap B) seeding culturally important plant species C) choosing plants that don't bio-accumulate metals to protect animals D) selecting a higher range of plant species, including indigenous species naturally occurring in the region E) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER E) all of the above Where does most of a tree's biomass come from? A) Water B) Oxygen C)Soil minerals D) Atmospheric CO2 - CORRECT ANSWER D) Atmospheric CO2 The width of a tree's growth rings are a reflection of ... ? A) The weather (such as amount of moisture) during the growing season B) The vigor of a forest C) Whether logging is occurring or not D) The amount of tree meristem - CORRECT ANSWER A) The weather (such as amount of moisture) during the growing season A difference between deciduous and coniferous forests is that ... ? A) Photosynthesis continues throughout the year in coniferous forests B) Needles remain for more one year in coniferous forests C) Coniferous trees are preferred during Christmas D) All of these - CORRECT ANSWER D) All of these What is the primary reason that causes leaves of deciduous tree to fall during autumn? A) Temperature B) Genetics C) Photoperiod (amount of daylight) D) Amount of rain - CORRECT ANSWER C) Photoperiod (amount of daylight) what are the four ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Romance Transcendental Preservation Ethic 2) Resource Conservation Ethic 3) Evolutionary Ecological Ethic 4) Deep Ecology Romance Transcendental Preservation Ethic - CORRECT ANSWER *spiritual underpinning - john muir Resource Conservation Ethic - CORRECT ANSWER *economic underpinning - Gifford pinchot Evolutionary Ecological Ethic - CORRECT ANSWER *ecological underpinning -Aldo Leopold Deep Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER *biocentric underpinning - Arnes Naess what percent of of U.S. land in federal jurisdiction? - CORRECT ANSWER 28% BLM USFS NPS DOD - CORRECT ANSWER BLM: Bureau of Land Management (department of interior) USFS: United States Forest Service NPS: National Park Service (department of interior) DOD: Department of Defense what percent of US land is privately owned? - CORRECT ANSWER 61% What is the most biologically productive land? - CORRECT ANSWER Private Lands what is NGO? - CORRECT ANSWER non-government organizations What are the four classes of ecosystems? - CORRECT ANSWER 1) degraded natural lands 2) wilderness 3) urban areas and agricultural lands 4) managed natural lands For conservation to work, you need to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER you have to get the economic human and natural dimensions right Ethics vs. Values - CORRECT ANSWER - ethics: standards of conduct; how we should behave based on right and wrong - values: central beliefs that determine how we will behave in a given situation Anthropocentric vs. Biocentric - CORRECT ANSWER - Anthropocentric: human life is above other life -Biocentric: human life is equal to other life Conservationist definition Preservationist definition Environmentalist definition - CORRECT ANSWER - Conservationist: advocate/practice sensible use of natural resources - Preservationist: advocates allowing land and creatures to exist w/ minimal human interference - Environmentalist: concerned about the impact of people on environmental quality intrinsic value def: - CORRECT ANSWER Nature has value, independent of people Instrumental Value def: - CORRECT ANSWER Being in/ seeing nature brings people pleasure or satisfaction customary Law - CORRECT ANSWER Laws up help from ethics and values I=PAT - CORRECT ANSWER I= The impact of any population P= Population size A= affluence or per capita consumption T= Environmental cost of technologies used to supply units of consumption [Show More]

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