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Natural resource management
Contributed by: MacKenzie
  • 1. Natural resource management is the responsible stewardship of our planet's resources, such as water, air, forests, minerals, and wildlife. It involves planning and implementing strategies to sustainably use and conserve these resources for current and future generations. Effective natural resource management promotes environmental protection, economic development, and social equity. By balancing the needs of society with the health of ecosystems, we can ensure a sustainable future for all life on Earth.

    What is the goal of natural resource management?
A) Sustainable use of resources
B) Maximizing resource exploitation
C) Ignoring resource conservation
D) Total depletion of resources
  • 2. What is the role of the Clean Air Act in natural resource management?
A) Encourages air pollution for economic growth
B) Ignores air quality concerns
C) Promotes harmful emissions
D) Regulates air pollution to protect human health and the environment
  • 3. What is the importance of wetland conservation?
A) Maximizing wetland exploitation
B) Ignoring wetland preservation
C) Encouraging wetland destruction
D) Flood control, water purification, wildlife habitat
  • 4. What is the purpose of reforestation?
A) Clearing forests for development
B) Replanting trees to restore forests
C) Encouraging deforestation
D) Allowing forest degradation
  • 5. What is the purpose of marine protected areas?
A) Allow oil drilling in the oceans
B) Preserve marine ecosystems and protect biodiversity
C) Promote pollution in marine environments
D) Encourage overfishing
  • 6. How does overfishing impact marine ecosystems?
A) Increases fish populations
B) Depletion of fish populations, disruption of food chains
C) Boosts marine biodiversity
D) Promotes fish conservation
  • 7. What is the purpose of wildlife corridors?
A) Discourage species interaction
B) Promote habitat isolation
C) Block wildlife movement
D) Connect fragmented habitats to help wildlife migration
  • 8. What role do national parks play in natural resource management?
A) Preservation of natural ecosystems and wildlife
B) Promoting urban development
C) Encouraging resource extraction
D) Ignoring biodiversity conservation
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