Week 1-Chapter 1

Question 1

5 products that come from rangelands

Answer 1

Energy, Water, Food, Climate Change Absorption, Endangered Species Protection

Question 2

Difference between grazing and browsing?

Answer 2

GRAZING: consumption of standing forage (edible grasses and Forbes).
BROWSING: consumption of edible leaves and woody twigs (trees and shrubs).

Question 3

Define Rangeland.

Answer 3

Uncultivated land that provides the necessities of life for grazing and browsing animals.

Question 4

Define Range Managment.

Answer 4

Is the manipulation of rangeland components to get the optimum combinations of good and services on a sustained basis.

Question 5

Difference between pasture and rangelands?

Answer 5

The difference is that pastures are periodically cultivated to maintain introduced (non native) forage species, and agronomic inputs like irrigation.

Question 6

5 basic concepts upon which range management is based?

Answer 6

1. Rangeland is a renewable source.
2. Energy from the sun can be captured and harvested by grazers.
3. Rangelands provide food and fiber at a low cost compared to those associated with cultivated lands.
4. Rangeland productivity is determined by topography, characteristics of the soil and climate.
5. Products such as food, fiber, water, recreation, wildlife, timber and minerals are harvested from rangelands.

Question 7

As a range manager, what would you prefer to do?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Multiple Use policy as it applies to public lands?

Answer 8

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Question 9

PROVISIONING

Answer 9

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Question 10

REGULATING

climate and disease

Answer 10

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Question 11

SUPPORTING

nutrient cycling and crop pollination

Answer 11

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Question 12

CULTURAL

spiritual and recreational benefits

Answer 12

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Question 13

PRESERVING

Answer 13

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Question 14

Homeland Act (1862)

Answer 14

Granted 160 acres after 5 years of residence.

Encouraged large number of people to move west for farming.

Question 15

Morris Act (1862)

Answer 15

Land grant colleges( provide land for these institutions.

Question 16

Transcontinental Railroad Act(1862)

Answer 16

Large acres of land were granted to the railroad to provide incentives for railroad construction.
Rapid transportation for large number if ppl out west.

Question 17

Forest Reserves Act (1891)

Answer 17

Set aside forested are for timber with grazing privilege.

Question 18

Enlarge homestead Act (1909)

Answer 18

Granted 230 acres to promote farming on federal land.

CAUSED RANGELAND DESTRUCTION

Question 19

Stock raising Homestead Act (1916)

Answer 19

Granted 640 acres for the purpose of raising 50 cows, caused RANGE DESTRUCTION.

Question 20

Taylor Grazing Act (1934)

Answer 20

Allocated grazing privileges on unsold government land on the basis that farmers were able to provide water

Question 21

Soil Erosion Act(1935)

Answer 21

Soil conservation service to deal with soil erosion problems on private lands.

Question 22

Multiple Use Act(1960)

Answer 22

Forest service lands be managed for several purposes rather than single use.

Question 23

National Environment Policy Act (1969)

Answer 23

Government and private agencies to draft environmental impact statements on proposed action on federal land.