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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 grass do the cattle love to eat?

2. The top of the White Mountain is originally only accessible to whom?

3. What bird is only found only in the sand counties?

4. What is on top of the White Mountain?

5. The narrator feels that as everyone strives for safety, prosperity and comfort, life becomes what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that nobody knows all the terrain on top of the White Mountain?

2. What two ideas that are part of the split-rail value does the narrator say the pioneer period creates?

3. Why does the narrator find that the sand farms aren't as poor as people think?

4. According to the narrator, why do people not go to Escudillo?

5. Why should a person never return to nature twice?

6. According to the narrator, what is the numenon and what is its opposite?

7. The narrator says that he thinks getting rid of the wolves means more deer, but this isn't the case in the long run. Why?

8. The narrator compares puccoons to what other plant and why?

9. Why does the State College want farmers to plant Chinese elms rather than cottonwoods?

10. How does the narrator believe conservation is taught?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Leopold's view of land health. What is his concept of land? What does he mean by land health? What are the competing views of land health amongst conservation scientists? Do we achieve land health? How?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Leopold's view of conservation. What is his definition? What does he consider the weaknesses of conservation? Strengths? Does economic progress and development balance with conservation? According to Leopold, which is winning? What does Leopold think needs to be done?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Leopold's view of the "gadget industry", tourism, and the advertising industries, with respect to wildlife and the wilderness. What roles do each play? How do they interact with nature? With each other? Give examples from the book.

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