LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
ANSWER KEY AND FEEDBACK
Item
Correct Answer and Feedback
1.
Caring for the environment begins with the Army's vision of environmental
responsibility. The US Army Environmental Strategy Into the 21st Century describes
what the Army expects of soldiers:
"The Army will integrate environmental values into its mission in order to sustain
readiness, improve the soldier's quality of life, strengthen community relationships, and
provide sound stewardship of resources."
(page 1-3, paragraph 1-5)
2.
Compliance. Obey local, state, federal, and HN environmental requirements.
Restoration. Includes all activities necessary to clean up contaminated sites. Most
military units do not perform restoration; normally environmental staffs and contractors
perform this function.
Prevention. The Army's attempt to reduce or eliminate pollution. Soldiers do this by
reducing, reusing, and recycling.
Conservation. Includes two types of resource management; controlled use and
preservation. Controlled use focuses on managing military land and preservation as well
as protecting natural and cultural resources.
(page 1-4, paragraph 1-7 (a-d))
3.
Resource scarcity could reduce the ability of governments to respond to the basic needs
of their people. Access to sufficient energy supplies is of vital national interest to a
nation when it becomes industrialized. The resulting instability can threaten regional
security and lead to armed interventions.
(page 1-2, paragraph 1-2)
4.
Strategic resources include: mineral, oil, or coal, (air, water, croplands, and forests).
(page 1-2, paragraph 1-2)
5.
The Army's strategy is to--
Comply with all environmental laws and regulations.
Prevent pollution at the source by reducing, reusing, or recycling materials that cause
pollution.
Conserve and preserve natural and cultural resources so they will be available for
present and future generations.
Restore contaminated sites as quickly as possible.
(page 1-3, paragraph 1-7)
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