Question 1

A ________ is a landowner's decision to legally and permanently pledge his/her valuable natural asset (such as land) to a single use (agriculture)

Accepted Answer

A Conservation Easement is a landowner's decision to legally and permanently pledge his/her valuable natural asset (such as land) to a single use (agriculture)

Question 2

Enhanced water-use efficiency and changes in regional cropping patterns are largely responsible for an increase in the acre-feet of water applied on irrigated acres as the number of western-US irrigated acres increased by 2.1 million.

Accepted Answer

Enhanced water-use efficiency and changes in regional cropping patterns are largely responsible for a decrease in the acre-feet of water applied on irrigated acres as the number of western-US irrigated acres increased by 2.1 million.

Question 3

Basic arithmetic says that the planet's fresh water supply is less than 1% of the earth's total water availabiility

Accepted Answer

Basic arithmetic says that the planet's fresh water supply is 0.65% of the earth's total water availabiility

Question 4

In 19th-Century England, the scenario of the ___________ is a situation where pasture-land is not owned by any one cattle-grazer, but the land is accessible by all area producers.

Accepted Answer

In 19th-Century England, the scenario of the tragedy of the commons is a situation where pasture-land is not owned by any one cattle-grazer, but the land is accessible by all area producers.

Question 5

The _________ allows producers to voluntarily enroll up to 24 M-acres of authorized and qualified farmland; this program sets-up 10-or-15 year contracts to establish native prairie, pollinator-meadow acreages and/or wildlife habitat on lands that are highly-erodible, marginal pasture, or ecologically significant grasslands or wetlands

Accepted Answer

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) allows producers to voluntarily enroll up to 24 M-acres of authorized and qualified farmland; this program sets-up 10-or-15 year contracts to establish native prairie, pollinator-meadow acreages and/or wildlife habitat on lands that are highly-erodible, marginal pasture, or ecologically significant grasslands or wetlands.

Question 6

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a national USDA Working Lands conservation program that offers cost sharing opportuniites to producers for conservation practices tailored to county-level or regional resource projects.

Accepted Answer

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a national USDA Working Lands conservation program that offers cost sharing opportunities to producers for conservation practices tailored to county-level or regional resource projects.

Question 7

A 2015 OECD Study emphasizes that _____ likely represents the most severe threat to the stability of global and local ecosystems. Irreversible and undesirable changes are predicted.

Accepted Answer

A 2015 OECD Study emphasizes that climate change likely represents the most severe threat to the stability of global and local ecosystems. Irreversible and undesirable changes are predicted.

Question 8

The reasons for the large expenditures and the wide range of federal renewable energy programs in the early- to mid-2000's include:

Accepted Answer

The reasons for the large expenditures and the wide range of federal renewable energy programs in the early- to mid-2000's include: 1) the promotion of US energy independence, generating increased demand for US farm products, and facilitating reduced Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

Question 9

In 2011, the US Envronmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE), under President Obama's direction, created a proposal to administratively determine which _____________ are, and are not, covered under the 1972 Clean Water Act's (CWA's) regulations.

Accepted Answer

In 2011, the US Envronmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE), under President Obama's direction, created a proposal to administratively determine which Waters of the US are, and are not, covered under the 1972 Clean Water Act's (CWA's) regulations.

Question 10

Currently, US agriculture is estimated to produce 12 % of all US GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions while only absorbing 6% of US greenhouse gases. A USDA strategic objective is to emphasize programs that decrease agriculture's GHG absorptive capacity while increasing agriculture's GHG emissions.

Accepted Answer

Currently, US agriculture is estimated to produce 6 % of all US GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions while absorbing 12% of US greenhouse gases. A USDA strategic objective is to emphasize programs that increase agriculture's GHG absorptive capacity while decreasing agriculture's GHG emissions.

Question 11

A November 2015 ERS Report cited previous studies indicating that US farm and ranch managers will be resilient in adjusting their operations to new climate-changed growing conditions.

Accepted Answer

A November 2015 ERS Report cited previous studies indicating that US farm and ranch managers will be resilient in adjusting their operations to new climate-changed growing conditions.

Question 12

US soybean, corn and cotton producers have adopted _________because of increased yields, reduced pesticide applications and costs, and improved time management.

Accepted Answer

US soybean, corn and cotton producers have adopted Genetically-Engineered (GE) varieties because of increased yields, reduced pesticide applications and costs, and improved time management.

Question 13

The _________ is a Working Lands conservation program that encourages the continuation and improvement of producers' existing conservation systems. A producer must "pre-qualify" to be a participant.

Accepted Answer

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a Working Lands conservation program that encourages the continuation and improvement of producers' existing conservation systems. A producer must "pre-qualify" to be a participant.

Question 14

A reversible change in land use is a scenario where prime farmland is reallocated to build an industrial park or housing complex, and it cannot return to agricultural use.

Accepted Answer

An irreversible change in land use is a scenario where prime farmland is reallocated to build an industrial park or housing complex, and it cannot return to agricultural use.

Question 15

The ______ is a grim global prediction of malnutrition, famine and social unrest because gains in agricultural output fail to keep pace with an exponential expansion of human food demands.

Accepted Answer

The Malthusian Calculus is a grim global prediction of malnutrition, famine and social unrest because gains in agricultural output fail to keep pace with an exponential expansion of human food demands.

Question 16

________________describes the situation where consumers are "willing and able to pay" to protect wildlife habitat, or save endangered species, or safeguard prime agricultural land for future generations to experience and enjoy.

Accepted Answer

Option Demand describes the situation where consumers are "willing and able to pay" to protect wildlife habitat, or save endangered species, or safeguard prime agricultural land for future generations to experience and enjoy.

Question 17

In scenarios where current decisions have an influence on future output, ____________means that a manager can easily substitute one resource input for another within a production function.

Accepted Answer

In scenarios where current decisions have an influence on future output, Weak Sustainabilitymeans that a manager can easily substitute one resource input for another within a production function.

Question 18

As defined within economic theory, if intertemporal resource allocation choices are best classified as a 'strong sustainability' scenario, then they are also likely to have weak (inelastic) substitutability.

Accepted Answer

If empirical evidence supports the strong sustainability hypothesis, then expect a more pessimistic projection for global economic growth. Producers encounter resource inputs that behave more as complements than as substitutes. There is inelastic or weak substitutability.

Question 19

When we properly employ the intertemporal economic model of resource allocation, which is a choice-theory that includes intertemporal household production, intertemporal household consumption and a market interest rate, then we typically predict households tend to use-up or exhaust most of their resources in the present time period, rather than balancing current and future resource allocations.

Accepted Answer

Proper use of the Intetemporal economic model demonstrates that households have a natural and rational market incentive to balancecurrent and future consumption to achieve maximum wealth and optimal consumer satisfaction.

Question 20

In the intertemporal economic model of resource allocation, when an non-internalized externality causes the Marginal Private Cost of current consumption to be less than the corresponding Marginal Social Cost of current consumption, then rational households are predicted to

Accepted Answer

In the intertemporal economic model of rational household decision-making, the costly externality means that the rational household perceives the private marginal cost of current consumption to be less than the true marginal social cost. In this instance, incentives motivate the household to use-up (or exhaust) more outputs in the current period than is actually efficient for the entire economy.

Quiz 8: Economic Choices and Outcomes for Agriculture, Natural Resources, and the Environment

A ________ is a landowner's decision to legally and permanently pledge his/her valuable natural asset (such as land) to a single use (agriculture)

Enhanced water-use efficiency and changes in regional cropping patterns are largely responsible for an increase in the acre-feet of water applied on irrigated acres as the number of western-US irrigated acres increased by 2.1 million.

Basic arithmetic says that the planet's fresh water supply is less than 1% of the earth's total water availabiility

In 19th-Century England, the scenario of the ___________ is a situation where pasture-land is not owned by any one cattle-grazer, but the land is accessible by all area producers.

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a national USDA Working Lands conservation program that offers cost sharing opportuniites to producers for conservation practices tailored to county-level or regional resource projects.

A 2015 OECD Study emphasizes that _____ likely represents the most severe threat to the stability of global and local ecosystems. Irreversible and undesirable changes are predicted.

The reasons for the large expenditures and the wide range of federal renewable energy programs in the early- to mid-2000's include:

In 2011, the US Envronmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) , under President Obama's direction, created a proposal to administratively determine which _____________ are, and are not, covered under the 1972 Clean Water Act's (CWA's) regulations.

Currently, US agriculture is estimated to produce 12 % of all US GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions while only absorbing 6% of US greenhouse gases. A USDA strategic objective is to emphasize programs that decrease agriculture's GHG absorptive capacity while increasing agriculture's GHG emissions.

A November 2015 ERS Report cited previous studies indicating that US farm and ranch managers will be resilient in adjusting their operations to new climate-changed growing conditions.

US soybean, corn and cotton producers have adopted _________because of increased yields, reduced pesticide applications and costs, and improved time management.

The _________ is a Working Lands conservation program that encourages the continuation and improvement of producers' existing conservation systems. A producer must "pre-qualify" to be a participant.

A reversible change in land use is a scenario where prime farmland is reallocated to build an industrial park or housing complex, and it cannot return to agricultural use.

The ______ is a grim global prediction of malnutrition, famine and social unrest because gains in agricultural output fail to keep pace with an exponential expansion of human food demands.

________________describes the situation where consumers are "willing and able to pay" to protect wildlife habitat, or save endangered species, or safeguard prime agricultural land for future generations to experience and enjoy.

In scenarios where current decisions have an influence on future output, ____________means that a manager can easily substitute one resource input for another within a production function.

As defined within economic theory, if intertemporal resource allocation choices are best classified as a 'strong sustainability' scenario, then they are also likely to have weak (inelastic) substitutability.

In the intertemporal economic model of resource allocation, when an non-internalized externality causes the Marginal Private Cost of current consumption to be less than the corresponding Marginal Social Cost of current consumption, then rational households are predicted to