This Land is Our Land Unit

Question 1

Benefit

Answer 1

Something that is viewed as helpful, useful, or desirable

Question 2

Byproduct

Answer 2

Something, such as waste materials or chemicals, produced when something else is manufactured or consumed

Question 3

Civic Virtue

Answer 3

Willingness to put the public interest or common good ahead of individual interests

Question 4

Commission

Answer 4

Group of people officially authorized to perform a particular function

Question 5

Common Good

Answer 5

Something that benefits the greatest number of people, balancing self-interest with the needs of the greater community

Question 6

Conditional Use Permit

Answer 6

a document that allows a city or a country to consider special uses of land that may be essential or desirable to a particular community but are not allowed within a zoning district

Question 7

Cost

Answer 7

Money, time, effort, loss, or sacrifice made to obtain something or achieve a goal

Question 8

Easement

Answer 8

a limited right to use another’s land for a special purpose

Question 9

eminent domain

Answer 9

the government’s right to make use of private property for public use or benefit

Question 10

environmental impact report

Answer 10

a report required by the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 that requires major actions or projects to be accessed as to their potential effects on the environment prior to being implemented

Question 11

liberty

Answer 11

freedom

Question 12

mitigate

Answer 12

to change something so that it is less harmful or damaging

Question 13

public access

Answer 13

a means of approaching, entering, exiting, or making use of land by members of the public

Question 14

public hearing

Answer 14

meetings held by a public body to gather information and perspectives from citizens

Question 15

rights

Answer 15

powers or liberties to which a person is entitled, justified by faith, law, or reason