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Lab: Effects of Human Activity on Freshwater Resources — Unit test

Question 12 • {HS} Earth and Space Science Sem. 1

Which correctly lists the three land uses that the Bureau of Land Management was originally created to manage?

Answer
A
mining, recreation, wildlife refuges
B
recreation, developing oil and gas, battlefields
C
grazing, mining, developing oil and gas
D
developing oil and gas, battlefields, wildlife refuges

Explanation

The Bureau of Land Management was formed to oversee public lands used for grazing, mining, and the development of oil and gas. These were key resource and economic uses of federal land. The choice that lists grazing, mining, and developing oil and gas is C; battlefields and wildlife refuges are not the three original uses described here.

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