(Optional) Explain zoning classifications and their effects.

Explanation should include

• definition of zoning and agricultural and forestal districts
• identification of local zoning classifications
• correlation of zoning classifications with specific examples on the local level
• interpretation of how zoning classifications affect society and citizens
• land conservation strategies (e.g., conservation easements, agricultural and forestal districts, land-use taxation).

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are zoning classifications, and why are they important?
• How might zoning classifications positively or negatively affect a community and its citizens?
• How can classification of land use that limits activities protect the environment?
• Why is it important to provide rural conservation zones reserved for the production of agricultural products, timber, and the maintenance of open space land as an economic and environmental resource?