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Teacher Info:
Have students take “What is Range” Quiz prior to presentation, asking them to do their best to answer the questions
Then go through slides and discuss “What is Range” – all answers are presented
The final slide gives an opportunity to go through the quiz and discuss the correct answers as a class using Quiz Key
Objectives
Define rangeland
Discuss how much rangeland there is
Discuss who owns rangeland
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2. Presentation (ppt.)
What is Range?
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3. What is Range? All of the above A series of mountains.
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Question 1
What is Range?
A series of mountains.
A cooking stove that has an oven and a flat top with burners.
A place where shooting or golf driving is practiced.
The region throughout which a kind of organism or ecological community naturally lives or occurs.
All land in the world that is not cultivated farmland, dense forest, barren desert, or covered by solid rock, concrete.
These are all the definitions of range in the dictionary. Therefore, they are all range. However, rangeland management and ecology focuses on “E”…. Of course.
All of the above
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4. How much rangeland is there?
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Question 2
How much rangeland is there?
How much of the earth’s surface is rangeland?
10 to 20%
25 to 35 %
40 to 50%
65 to 75%
How much rangeland? Good question.
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5. How much rangeland is there?
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Question 2
How much rangeland is there?
How much of the earth’s surface is rangeland?
47% = Rangeland
25% = Dense Forest
10% = Cropland
3% = Urban
15% = Ice, rock, and barren desert
More rangeland than any other type of land cover
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6. How much rangeland is there?
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Question 3
How much rangeland is there?
47% of the EARTH is rangeland
36% of the US is rangeland
53% of Western States is rangeland
Rangeland in Idaho? Nearly of Idaho, half of the West, and half of the earth’s land surface.
____of the Idaho is rangeland
48%
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7. Rangelands of Idaho Grassland* Shrubland* Forest Crop Water Developed
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Question 3
Rangelands of Idaho
Grassland*
Shrubland*
Forest
Crop
Water
Developed
Rock
Ice/Snow
*Rangelands in Idaho are
Grasslands and Shrublands
Rangeland in this few are grasslands and shrublands.
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8. Which state has the highest % of is land classified as rangeland?
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Question 4
Which state has the highest % of is land classified as rangeland?
Texas
Wyoming
Nevada
Think about the most “range-full” state>
Montana
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9. Which state has the highest % of is land classified as rangeland?
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Question 4
Which state has the highest % of is land classified as rangeland?
Texas 54%
Wyoming 75%
Nevada 80%
Nevada is mostly range except for a few high mountain forests.
Montana 57%
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10. What is the average annual precipitation of most rangeland?
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Question 5
What is the average annual precipitation of most rangeland?
Less than 8 inches
8 to 28 inches
28 to 48 inches
More than 48 inches
Precipitation on rangelands?
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11. What is the average annual precipitation of most rangeland?
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Question 5
What is the average annual precipitation of most rangeland?
Less than 8” and range would be mostly barren desert. More than 38” and forests would dominate.
8 to 28 inches
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12. Which continent greatest of land classified as rangeland?
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Question 6
Which continent greatest of land classified as rangeland?
Australia – more range than any other continent. About 90%.
Australia
... nearly all of Australia is rangelands
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13. What % of wild mammal in U.S. call rangelands home?
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Question 7
What % of wild mammal in U.S. call rangelands home?
0 to 25%
25 to 50%
50 to 75%
75 to 100%
J. Peterson
fs.usda.gov
Mammals on rangeland?
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14. Question 7
Rangeland Animals
J. Peterson
fs.usda.gov
Rangelands provide habitat for countless mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, and insects.
Of the total number of animal species found in the United States.
84% of the mammals,
74% of the birds,
58% of the amphibians and
38% of the fishes are represented in rangeland ecosystems.
Data from Fish and Wildlife Service data.

15. What is rangeland management?
Question 8
What is rangeland management?
Managing land mostly for livestock forage and production.
Careful use and management of rangeland resources to meet the needs and desires of society.
Careful management of to preserve wildlife habitat.
Management of driving ranges on golf courses.
Rangeland Management?

16. What is rangeland management?
Question 8
What is rangeland management? B.
The use and stewardship of rangeland resources to meet goals and desires of humans.
Karen’s definition of rangeland management.

17. Presentation (ppt.)
Question 9
Is ecological condition of rangelands better or worse than 50 years ago?
Significantly works
About the same
Notably better
Greatly improved
Better or worse?
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18. Presentation (ppt.)
Question 9
Is ecological condition of rangelands better or worse than 50 years ago?
significantly worse?
about the same?
notably better?
greatly improved?
You decide. Data would suggest that both private and public rangeland are notably better or greatly improved. The profession of rangeland management is quite young … the first Ph.D.’s in range were granted in the 1950s. Therefore, it appears that our knowledge of rangeland management may be making a difference.
Twice as much land in “Good” condition.
Half as much land in “Poor” Condition.
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19. Rangeland Grazing by Livestock
Presentation (ppt.)
Question 10
Rangeland Grazing by Livestock
How much of earth’s land area is grazed by livestock?
25%
41%
55%
65%
Photos by K. Launchbaugh
Livestock grazing on earth
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20. Rangeland Grazing by Livestock
Presentation (ppt.)
Question 10
Rangeland Grazing by Livestock
How much of earth’s land area is grazed by livestock?
25%
41%
55%
65%
Photos by K. Launchbaugh
Grazing by livestock is the most extensive use of land by humans on earth.
47% all rangeland
+ 5% or half of croplands + 13% half of forests
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How did you do?
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