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Lecture 2 - 8/29/02
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SECTION 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 22
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

SECTION 2
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15

SECTION 3
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21

1. Which of the following wildlife species are NOT extinct
   1. American bison
   2. Labrador duck
   3. Kirtland's warbler
   4. passenger pigeon
   5. Carolina parakeet
2. The largest difference between U.S. policy toward wildlife and that of many European countries (e.g. Germany) is
   1. there are no predators in Europe.
   2. not as many hunters.
   3. wildlife is owned privately in some European Countries.
   4. wildlife is owned privately in the United States.
   5. they communicate in different languages.
3. Which of the following things can create situations where there are too many animals for the environment to support, which can lead to population crashes.
   1. introducing a species to a new environment
   2. removing predators or competitors from environment
   3. concentrated winter roost sites around feed lots in the Southeast
   4. all of the above
   5. a and b only
4. Which is NOT one of the 5 phases of wildlife management in the US that we discussed in class? 
   1. Reservation of game lands
   2. Predator control
   3. Environmental controls
   4. Artificial replenishment
   5. Restriction of hunting
   6. Falconry
5. The Lacey Act, also known as the Game and Wild Birds Preservation and Disposition Act, regulates:
   1. sport hunting
   2. funding for hunting licenses
   3. endangered species management
   4. interstate commerce and importation of exotics
   5. recognized burros as living symbols of the pioneer spirit
6. The Pittman-Robertson Act, aka Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, provides:
   1. much needed stability in funding sources for agencies
   2. that hunting license revenue be spent on wildlife
   3. an 11% tax on hunting supplies
   4. is responsible for providing funds to prevent extinction of some game species
   5. all of the above 
7. The American Bison population was negatively effected by:
   1. poor forage
   2. the war against the indian
   3. the building of a railroad
   4. the power of the presidential veto
   5. all of the above
   6. none of the above
   7. 1,2,3
   8. 2,3,4
8. Non-native wildlife, regardless of their means of getting there, are called :
   1. game
   2. sporting wildlife
   3. exotics
   4. irruption
   5. existentialists 
9. Interagency cooperation and standardization regarding wildlife decisions between different departments of the federal government is mandated by which Act:
   1. Pittman- Robertson Act/Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
   2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
   3. Black Bass Act
   4. The Final Act
   5. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act/Non-game Act 
10. Irruption means:
    1. the bursting of an internal organ of an animal
    2. dirty politics
    3. a rapid increase in a wildlife population
    4. the displacement of magma from the earths core to its surface