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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of tree does the State College want the farmers to plant?
2. To the superficial eye, the Gavilan region is hard, stony and full of what?
3. According to the narrator, how many different components of the recreational process are there?
4. Wildlife managers try to raise game in the wild by what means?
5. What does the bus pass through, after it passes State College?
Short Essay Questions
1. The narrator compares puccoons to what other plant and why?
2. According to the narrator, what do people need to do who are a part of recreational development?
3. According to the narrator, what are two problems that humans face with regards to the wilderness?
4. What is meant by invasive species?
5. Why does the narrator say that nobody knows all the terrain on top of the White Mountain?
6. According to the narrator, why do people not go to Escudillo?
7. According to the narrator, what is the one thing that cheat grass is good for?
8. Why does the narrator find that the sand farms aren't as poor as people think?
9. What is the best way to manage national parks according to the narrator?
10. What are the three different values listed by the narrator that people have when it comes to nature?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Leopold writes "The life of every river sings its own song". Discuss. What does he mean? How does it relate to the land ethic?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Leopold's land ethic. Be sure to include a discussion of the following: ethics in general, what the land ethic is, the reason why he developes this ethic, the premises behind the land ethic, and the implications of the land ethic for people.
Essay Topic 3
At different times in the book, Leopold talks about the extinction of plants or animals, either altogether or from a certain area. Describe two of these events - what they are, how they occur, or what plant or animal is involved. How do these events relate to Leopold's view of conservation?
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