PRN 1409 EXAM 3 FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRACTICAL NURSING AND PATIENT CARE
PRINCIPLES
◉ What department manages the country's forest resources?
Answer: USDA Forest Service manages forest resources
◉ Describe the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
Answer: Dfn: Ended government disposition of land, set forth intent
an intent for nation to retain ownership of existing public lands
-Requires that public lands be managed under principles of multiple
use (as opposed to prior use for only timber) in accordance with
BLM-developed "Resource Management Plans"
-Recognizes national need for domestic sources of minerals
◉ Describe a Resource Management Plan
Answer: Dfn: Inventories resources within geographic management
areas and determines whether areas are open or closed to certain
land uses and terms/conditions applicable to such uses
-Must achieve balance between multiple use and sustained yield
-Component of Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
,◉ Who manages lands acquired from foreign nations/tribes by US if
not used for national forests/parks, military reservations, etc.?
Answer: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages lands
acquired from foreign entities when not given such specific use
-BLM manages both surface/subsurface estates by
planning/managing such resources as outdoor rec, livestock grazing,
mineral development, and various conservations
◉ Which agencies monitor US rangelands?
Answer: US Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) administer most grazing permits
-National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service oversee
some permits
◉ What is the biggest issue facing western grasslands?
Answer: Overgrazing
-Tragedy of the Common (Garrett Hardin)
-Public became aware due to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) &
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
◉ What are the four requirements to obtain a preliminary
injunction?
Answer: 1) Likelihood of success on the merits
,2) Will suffer irreparable harm if injunction is denied
3) Granting will not result in even greater harm to nonmovant
4) Public interest favors such relief
◉ What 3 types of agency action typically constitute "major federal
action?" (See pg. 339)
Answer: 1) Federal agency itself undertook a project
2) Agency supported project by grant/contract/loan
3) Agency enabled project by lease/license/permit
*Remember: Agencies must file EIS before major federal actions
◉ What is "rule of capture?"
Answer: Dfn: Permits landowner to extract oil/gas when extraction
depletes single reservoir lying beneath adjoining lands
-Used by most states
◉ Agency decisions are presumed _______ unless ______ is shown, at
which point the judiciary will interfere.
Answer: Agency decisions are presumed *valid* unless
*arbitrariness* is shown, at which point the judiciary will interfere.
◉ Describe the Forest Management Act of 1897
, Answer: Dfn: AKA Organic Act, clarifies role of forest reserves: To
protect forests so that citizens may have reliable supply of water and
timber
-Established system of determining whether an area should
become/retained within reserve
-Continued practice of allowing local residents to use
timber/stone/water on reserves, opened forests for mining, and
authorized sale of dead/mature timber after
appraisal/advertisement/sale
◉ Describe Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA)
Answer: Dfn: Motivated by concerns about hunting/poaching that
led to population declines in migratory game, nongame, and
insectivorous bird species
-Criminalized "taking" or "killing" of certain migratory birds
-Protect migratory birds in face of extermination during nesting
season
-Secy. of Interior issues regulations delineating hunting
seasons/methods, provide complete exemptions for certain limited
activities, and provide permits for other types of activities that
render flat prohibition flat unworkable
-Also prohibits transfer of certain migratory birds
-Fish and Wildlife Service offer permits that allow taking/killing of
protected migratory birds
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRACTICAL NURSING AND PATIENT CARE
PRINCIPLES
◉ What department manages the country's forest resources?
Answer: USDA Forest Service manages forest resources
◉ Describe the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
Answer: Dfn: Ended government disposition of land, set forth intent
an intent for nation to retain ownership of existing public lands
-Requires that public lands be managed under principles of multiple
use (as opposed to prior use for only timber) in accordance with
BLM-developed "Resource Management Plans"
-Recognizes national need for domestic sources of minerals
◉ Describe a Resource Management Plan
Answer: Dfn: Inventories resources within geographic management
areas and determines whether areas are open or closed to certain
land uses and terms/conditions applicable to such uses
-Must achieve balance between multiple use and sustained yield
-Component of Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
,◉ Who manages lands acquired from foreign nations/tribes by US if
not used for national forests/parks, military reservations, etc.?
Answer: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages lands
acquired from foreign entities when not given such specific use
-BLM manages both surface/subsurface estates by
planning/managing such resources as outdoor rec, livestock grazing,
mineral development, and various conservations
◉ Which agencies monitor US rangelands?
Answer: US Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) administer most grazing permits
-National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service oversee
some permits
◉ What is the biggest issue facing western grasslands?
Answer: Overgrazing
-Tragedy of the Common (Garrett Hardin)
-Public became aware due to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) &
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
◉ What are the four requirements to obtain a preliminary
injunction?
Answer: 1) Likelihood of success on the merits
,2) Will suffer irreparable harm if injunction is denied
3) Granting will not result in even greater harm to nonmovant
4) Public interest favors such relief
◉ What 3 types of agency action typically constitute "major federal
action?" (See pg. 339)
Answer: 1) Federal agency itself undertook a project
2) Agency supported project by grant/contract/loan
3) Agency enabled project by lease/license/permit
*Remember: Agencies must file EIS before major federal actions
◉ What is "rule of capture?"
Answer: Dfn: Permits landowner to extract oil/gas when extraction
depletes single reservoir lying beneath adjoining lands
-Used by most states
◉ Agency decisions are presumed _______ unless ______ is shown, at
which point the judiciary will interfere.
Answer: Agency decisions are presumed *valid* unless
*arbitrariness* is shown, at which point the judiciary will interfere.
◉ Describe the Forest Management Act of 1897
, Answer: Dfn: AKA Organic Act, clarifies role of forest reserves: To
protect forests so that citizens may have reliable supply of water and
timber
-Established system of determining whether an area should
become/retained within reserve
-Continued practice of allowing local residents to use
timber/stone/water on reserves, opened forests for mining, and
authorized sale of dead/mature timber after
appraisal/advertisement/sale
◉ Describe Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA)
Answer: Dfn: Motivated by concerns about hunting/poaching that
led to population declines in migratory game, nongame, and
insectivorous bird species
-Criminalized "taking" or "killing" of certain migratory birds
-Protect migratory birds in face of extermination during nesting
season
-Secy. of Interior issues regulations delineating hunting
seasons/methods, provide complete exemptions for certain limited
activities, and provide permits for other types of activities that
render flat prohibition flat unworkable
-Also prohibits transfer of certain migratory birds
-Fish and Wildlife Service offer permits that allow taking/killing of
protected migratory birds
