RSM Final

Question 1

criteria for an area to be considered a national park

Answer 1

be a good example of a resource, be exceptional in cultural and natural significance to the nation, offer opportunities for recreation and science, and be a true, accurate, and unspoiled example of the resource

Question 2

national memorial

Answer 2

structures built to commemorate something of importance to our national heritage. Officially recognized areas that memorialize a historic person or event

Question 3

national monument

Answer 3

historic or scientific landmarks designated by a president under the authority of the Antiquities act in order to protect or enhance prominent or important features of the national landscape.

Question 4

secretary of the interior

Answer 4

head of the department of the interior, the federal level department that oversees all federal lands in the US including all National Park Service units

Question 5

National Park Service Director

Answer 5

this position is nominated by the president and confirmed by congress and manages all national park Service units

Question 6

what is a national park

Answer 6

an area set aside by the federal government for the preservation of the natural environment and its resources. may be preserved for recreation, enjoyment, historical, cultural, and for the protection of the natural resources.

Question 7

US forest service mandate

Answer 7

considered a conservation agency, the USFS manages its lands for multiple use and consumption

Question 8

preservation

Answer 8

the protection of resources in their natural state

Question 9

yellowstone national park

Answer 9

declared america’s first national park in 1872.

Question 10

national park service mandate

Answer 10

to protect nature and its resources as is from human influence

Question 11

desert land act

Answer 11

legislation to settle areas requiring large scale farming and irrigation

Question 12

devil’t tower

Answer 12

first national monument established under the antiquities act

Question 13

henry david thoreau

Answer 13

a prominent transcendentalist who is considered the father of the environmental movement due to his scientific examination

Question 14

romanticism

Answer 14

a movement in arts and literature emphasizing the belief that intuition, imagination, and emotion provide a more direct path to truth

Question 15

reclamation act

Answer 15

legislation that funded irrigation projects for arid lands in the west