Conservation Of Natural Resources: Test 4

Front 1

What's the % of freshwater in the world? Saltwater %?

Back 1

3%; 97%

Front 2

What's the hydrologic cycle?

Back 2

Precipitation

Groundwater

Evaporation

Transpiration

Condensation

Front 3

What is the source of Edinboro's drinking water?

Back 3

Groundwater

Front 4

With this kind of aquifer, nothing is impeding the progress of water as it infiltrates down?

Back 4

Unconfined aquifer

Front 5

With this kind of aquifer, there's an impeding later that seperates water from the surface above?

Back 5

Confined aquifer

Front 6

Where's Edinboro's source of water?

Back 6

In ground water near Cooper Hall

Front 7

What percent of water is used for industry? For domestic/municipal use? For Agriculture?

Back 7

25%; 10%; 65%

Front 8

What watersheds are in Edinboro?

Back 8

Allegheny

Edinboro Lake

Ohio River

Front 9

What is happening when more water is pumped out of an aquifer than is allowed to recharge?

Back 9

Ground Water Depletion

Front 10

What can ground water depletion do to the water table?

Back 10

It can cause a cone of depression in the water table

Front 11

What's the largest aquifer?

Back 11

Ogallala aquifer

Front 12

This is when ground water is pumped out of the aquifer and the ground sinks because of no recharge

Back 12

Subsidence

Front 13

This is any physical or biological, or chemical change in water quality that adversely affects living organisms, or makes the water unsuitable for desired uses.

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Water pollution

Front 14

What are the 2 types of concerns caused by water pollution?

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Health problems

Ecosystem disruption

Front 15

With this kind of water pollution, it can be pinpointed exactly where the pollution is coming from?

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Point Source

Front 16

With this kind of water pollution, it's hard to trace to trace pollution source?

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Non-point source

Front 17

This type of water pollution causes diseases and the major source is human and animal wastes

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Infectious Agents (pathogens)

Front 18

This type of water pollution has large populations of bacteria decomposing these wastes can degrade water quality by depleting dissolved oxygen needed by aquatic species fish and other forms of oxygen-consuming aquatic species may die

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Oxygen-demanding waste

Front 19

This type of water pollution adds toxins to aquatic systems and can make freshwater unusable for drinking or irrigation and can affect human health and harm fish and other aquatic life.

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Inorganic chemicals

Front 20

This water pollutant adds toxins to aquatic systems, can threaten human health: nervous system damage; reproductive disorders; some cancers; can harm fish and aquatic life

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Organic chemicals

Front 21

This type of water pollutant can cause excessive growth of algae and other aquatic plants, which die, decay, and deplete water of dissolved oxygen, and kill fish.

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Plant nutrients

Front 22

This type of water pollution can cloud water and reduce photosynthesis, disrupt aquatic food webs, carry pesticides and other harmful substances, clog and fill lakes, settle out and destroy feeding and spawning grounds of fish.

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Sediment

Front 23

This type of pollution can cause cancer; disrupt immune, nervous, and endocrine systems

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Heavy metals

Front 24

This type of pollution can lower dissolved oxygen levels and makes aquatic organisms more vulnerable to disease, parasites, and toxic chemicals. When a power plant first opens or shuts down for repair, fish and other organisms adapted to a particular temperature range can be killed by the abrupt change in water temperature.

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Thermal (heat)

Front 25

What year was the Clean Water Act established?

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1972

Front 26

The goal of this law is to protect water quality of rivers and lakes in this country.

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The clean water act

Front 27

The 2 main strategies of the clean water act?

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Sewage treatment plants

Treat other wastewater before release into waterways

Front 28

What year was the safe drinking water act created?

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1974

Front 29

This Act set standards for drinking water

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Safe Drinking Water Act

Front 30

What are the 3 levels of wastewater treatment?

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Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Front 31

This level of wastewater treatment is physical/mechanical, where larger particles are filtered out and smaller particles are allowed tos ettle

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Primary

Front 32

This level of wastewater treatment is mostly biological, with dissolved organic wastes are biologically degraded by bacteria

Back 32

Secondary

Front 33

This level of wastewater treatment is physical, chemical, and biological and has various techniques to remove phosphates, nitrates, and other pollutants

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Tertiary

Front 34

What are the main stages of human use of water?

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Water source: environment

Pre-use treatment

Home/business

Wastewater

Wastewater treatment

Discharge into the environment

Front 35

why test for coliform bacteria?

Back 35

Because it's part of E. coli

Front 36

What percentage of the land in the US is made of public lands?

Back 36

35%

Front 37

What years was the Homestead Act in place?

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1862-1986

Front 38

What were the requirements to claim the Homestead Act?

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1. Head of household

2. At least 21 years old

3. Build a home

4. Live on land

5. Farm for 5 years

6. Total filing fee: $18

Front 39

How many acres were awarded during the Homestead Act?

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160

Front 40

What are some examples of consumptive land use?

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Water

Rangeland

Fishing

Hunting

Logging

Front 41

What are some examples of nonconsumptive land use?

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Recreation

Tourism

Observation

Birdwatching

Front 42

In the form of increasing restriction, what are the most liberal to conservative public lands for use?

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1. Forest

2. Range

3. Wildlife refuge

4. Park

5. Wilderness

Front 43

What does the National Park Service manage?

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The National Park System

Front 44

The purpose of this Federal Land Management Agency is to conserve scenery, natural and historical objects , and wildlife?

Back 44

NPS

Front 45

HOw many acres does the NPS take care of?

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84 million

Front 46

What's another name for the National Parks?

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The "crown jewels"

Front 47

What year was the NPS first established?

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Late 1800s

Front 48

When was the USFWS established?

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1903

Front 49

Where was the first USFWS established?

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Pelican Island, Florida

Front 50

How many acres is the USFWS responsible for?

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150 million

Front 51

Whats the primary purpose of the USFWS?

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Habitat/breeding grounds for wildlife

Front 52

What're the secondary purposes of the USFWS?

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Wildlife observation

Hunting and fishing

Logging

Grazing

Oil and gas and minerals

Front 53

What is the agency that the USFS oversees?

Back 53

The National Forest Service

Front 54

What year was the USFS established?

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1905

Front 55

What are 2 of the purposes of the USFS?

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Sustainable yield

Multiple use

Front 56

How many acres are covered by the USFS?

Back 56

193 million acres

Front 57

What agency does the BLM oversee?

Back 57

National Resouces Land

Front 58

How many acres is overseen by the BLM

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247 million acres

Front 59

Which agency has the fewest visitors?

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BLM