Bureau of Land Management

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bureau-of-land-management

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Bureau of Land Management?247.3 million acres (approximately 1001000 km2)
2. What is the subsurface mineral estate managed?Nearly 700 million acres (approximately 2800000 km2)
3. How many acres of land does the BLM manage?The BLM manages more than 247 million acres of land, which is about one‑eighth of all the land in the United States.
4. In which states does most BLM land lie?Most of the land the BLM looks after is in twelve western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Federal Land Management: The administration and regulation of lands owned by the federal government for various public purposes.
Multiple-Use Management: A principle of land management that allows for various uses, such as recreation, resource extraction, and conservation.
Public Domain: Lands owned by the federal government, available for public use and management.