Land and Water Use

1. Agriculture
a.       Feeding a growing population
                                                              i.      Human nutritional requirements
                                                            ii.      Types of agriculture
                                                          iii.      Green Revolution
                                                           iv.      Genetic engineering and crop production
                                                             v.      Deforestation
                                                           vi.      Irrigation
                                                         vii.      Sustainable agriculture
b.       Controlling pests
                                                              i.      Types of pesticides
                                                            ii.      Costs and benefits of pesticide use
                                                          iii.      Integrated pest management
                                                           iv.      Relevant laws

2. Forestry
a.       Tree plantations
b.       Old growth forests
c.       Forest fires
d.       Forest management
e.       National forests

3. Rangelands
a.       Overgrazing
b.       Deforestation
c.       Desertification
d.       Rangeland management
e.       Federal rangelands

4. Other Land Use
a.       Urban land development
                                                              i.            Planned development
                                                            ii.            Suburban sprawl
                                                          iii.            Urbanization
b.       Transportation infrastructure
                                                              i.            Federal highway system
                                                            ii.            Canals and channels
                                                          iii.            Roadless areas
                                                           iv.            Ecosystem impacts
c.       Public and federal lands
                                                              i.            Management
                                                            ii.            Wilderness areas
                                                          iii.            National parks
                                                           iv.            Wildlife refuges
                                                             v.            Forests
                                                           vi.            Wetlands
d.       Land conservation options
                                                              i.            Preservation
                                                            ii.            Remediation
                                                          iii.            Mitigation
                                                           iv.            Restoration
e.       Sustainable land-use strategies

5. Mining
a.       Mineral formation
b.       Extraction
c.       Global reserves
d.       Relevant laws and treaties