Which act mandates multiple uses for BLM land, with a majority being mining, grazing, oil, and gas? National Forest Management Act Timber Culture Act 1873 Federal Land Policy and Management Act Homestead Act of 1862

Federal Land Policy and Management Act

Which act's primary goal is to protect fish and wildlife, with a secondary goal to promote recreation such as hunting and fishing? National Forest Management Act National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act Federal Land Policy and Management Act National Park Service Organic Act

National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act

Which act mandates the NPS to protect unique natural and historic resources while promoting recreation? National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act National Park Service Organic Act National Forest Management Act Federal Land Policy and Management Act

National Park Service Organic Act

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Which U.S. act allowed settlers to acquire 160 acres of land provided they live on and improve it?

Which act allotted an extra 160 acres of land to settlers provided they plant 25% of it with trees?

Which U.S. department oversees agencies such as BLM, USFWS, NPS, and Indian Affairs?

The USFS is part of which U.S. department?

Which act mandates multiple uses for BLM land, with a majority being mining, grazing, oil, and gas?

Which act governs Forest Service land with a primary goal of sustainable timber production and secondary goals of grazing, recreation, and fisheries?

Which act's primary goal is to protect fish and wildlife, with a secondary goal to promote recreation such as hunting and fishing?

Which act mandates the NPS to protect unique natural and historic resources while promoting recreation?

Which act allows Congress to create a wilderness area or preserve that overrides all other land uses?

Which act allows the President to create national monuments, with preservation taking precedence over other land uses?

What is the distribution of public versus private land in Missouri?

How is the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) funded?

Which department is responsible for state parks and historic sites, funded by the Parks, Soils, and Water sales tax?

What term describes the rights to occupy, exclude, use and enjoy, and dispose of property?

Which amendment prohibits the government from taking property without adequate compensation?

Which amendment prevents states from taking property without paying adequate compensation?

What term describes the government's ability to take property through eminent domain?

What term describes a decrease in property value due to government regulations, often upheld by courts for environmental reasons?

What is the process for resolving interstate water disputes, involving compacts, Supreme Court intervention, and Congressional resolutions?

What legal principle states that the space above and below your land is yours?

What term describes the legal right of a landowner next to a natural watercourse to reasonable use of the water?

What water rights system, used in Western states, separates land ownership from water rights, granting rights to those who access the water first?

What groundwater rule allows landowners to pump as much water as they want from their land?

What water use principle, common in Eastern states, allows water use if it is reasonable for the land?

Which water rights system is primarily used in Western states for groundwater management?

Which U.S. act prohibits the interstate or international shipping of illegally harvested plants and animals?

Which act provides for the listing of threatened and endangered species, prioritizing their preservation over other concerns?

Which section of the Endangered Species Act prohibits interference with endangered species even on private land?

Which section of the ESA states that economic factors cannot be considered when listing endangered species?

Which act redirected an 11% firearm sales tax back to the states for wildlife needs?

Which act taxes fishing supplies and motorboat fuel, redirecting funds to states for fisheries needs?

Which convention created an economic exclusion zone extending 200 nautical miles from a country's coast?

Which act prevents haphazard development in coastal areas and incentivizes states to develop coastal programs?

What term describes the attitude of opposing infrastructure development near one's residence?

Which act established regional fishery management councils to develop fishery management plans?

Which act required councils to reduce catch limits when overfished and restore fisheries within 10 years?

Which court case forced councils to select a fisheries management plan with at least a 50% likelihood of success?

Which amendments required councils to prevent overfishing before it occurs and gave quota setting power to scientific committees?

Which agreement addresses the crossing of fish over the EEZ and aims to enhance cooperative management of fisheries?

Which convention imposes a ban on commercial whaling, with numerous exceptions?

Which agency manages mineral resources onshore, and which manages them offshore?

Which act encouraged westward settlement and resource extraction by allowing U.S. citizens and corporations to prospect and extract minerals for a small fee?

Which act grants the right to extract industrial minerals from BLM land for a market fee?

Which act involves auctioning rights to explore and extract fossil minerals onshore, with the winner determined by an upfront bonus?

Which act governs the leasing of fossil minerals offshore?

What principle applies to mineral rights on private property, allowing them to be bought separately from the property itself?

What approach allows oil and gas rights to be leased to a single company if all landowners agree?

What approach allows oil and gas rights to be leased to a single company if the majority of landowners agree, forcing holdouts to sell?

Which dam was bought back by Native Americans from the Montana Power Company?

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