Aldo leopold Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

most conservation minded president - Answer-Theodore Roosevelt 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 examples of natural resources - Answer-soil, air, water, vegetation, wildlife what does the term conservation mean - Answer-refers to the management, for monetary gain conservation became part of the U.S. government policy in 1871 ...

What roles did Aldo Leopold play in the history of wildlife management/ecology?- Promoted land ethic -Deplored lack of connection between average person and the outdoors -1924: helped create Gila National Forest- 1st protected wildlife area in the U.S. -1923: watershed handbook- water conservation in the southwest- served as a model for the creation of the soil conservation act (1936) -Led the wilderness society -Key part to passing the Wildlife Act of 1964 Be able to describe the main ...

Abiotic Factors - Answer-The physical factors such as soil, rock, temperature, moisture, sunlight. Aldo Leopold - Answer-Pinchot's student; wrote "The Land Ethic" and said "we abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us" Allopatric Speciation - Answer-The new population evolves independently of the first, creating a new species. Anthropocentric - Answer-The belief the humans hold a special place in nature, decisions are based around human needs and interests. Benth...

What does the author mean by the statement "Nearly all environmental policy disputes are, at heart, contests over values"? - Policy disputes attempt to balance out how we are to morally interact with the natural world. "...in fact, almost all of them involve a fundamental disagreement over how humans ought to interact with the natural world" (2). Preservationism () - - George Catlin, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir - "celebrated wild nature as a source of spiritual renewal" (2) - Wilde...

The primary objective of hunder education programs is to - Answer-To produce knowledgeable, responsible, and involved hunters What are three behaviors of a responsible hunter - Answer-Obey hunting laws, hunt fairly, practice safety rules and wait for a clean shot before shooting The 1937 Pittman-Roberston Act was created to do what - Answer-support hunting projects such as hunter safety education courses, land acquisition and improve wildlife habitat Treat every firearm as if it were - Ans...

George Perkins Marsh - ANSWER-• Lawyer, philologist and diplomat • Man and Nature 1864 • Deforestation will turn into desertification • Influenced Pinchot John Muir - ANSWER-• Born in Scotland • Lived in Portage and attended UW-Madison • Sawmill, engineer, and rancher • Geology and glaciers • Sierra Club 1892 • Father of Preservationists -little to no consumptive use Gifford Pinchot - ANSWER-• 1865-1946 • Attended Yale and studied Forestry in Eur...

habitat for wildlife must include 5 things - ANSWER1. food gement conservation is best described as - ANSWERwise use of natural resources, without wasting them bleeding should be controlled by applying... - ANSWERdirect pressure to the wound hypothermia can be prevented by... - ANSWERdressing properly, avoiding potentially dangerous weather conditions, and by drying out as quickly as possible when you get wet. the international emergency signal for distress is... - ANSWER3 bla...

APES QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 Three Mile Island -most significant accident in history of USA commerce o -nuclear energy generating industry -accident released 2.5 mil of radio active gases -plant claimed no deaths but studies show increase in lung cancer and leukemia George Perkins -wrote "man and nature" -Americans 1st environmentalist -1st to raise concerns about the destructive impact of humans -concerned about deforestation can lead to desertification Henr...

habitat for wildlife must include 5 things - ANSWER1. food gement conservation is best described as - ANSWERwise use of natural resources, without wasting them bleeding should be controlled by applying... - ANSWERdirect pressure to the wound hypothermia can be prevented by... - ANSWERdressing properly, avoiding potentially dangerous weather conditions, and by drying out as quickly as possible when you get wet. the international emergency signal for distress is... - ANSWER3 bla...

APES QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 Three Mile Island -most significant accident in history of USA commerce o -nuclear energy generating industry -accident released 2.5 mil of radio active gases -plant claimed no deaths but studies show increase in lung cancer and leukemia George Perkins -wrote "man and nature" -Americans 1st environmentalist -1st to raise concerns about the destructive impact of humans -concerned about deforestation can lead to desertification Henr...