Forestry Management

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What is soil classified as?

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Soil is a renewable resource.

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What is the science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests?

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Forestry.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is the managing of resource harvesting to prevent depletion called?

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Resource management.

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Which timber harvesting method produces a future forest that resembles the original forest in biodiversity?

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Selection system.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is deforestation?

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Deforestation is the clearing of Earth's forests on a massive scale.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is reforestation?

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Reforestation is the process of replanting trees in an area where forests have been cut down.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished naturally over time, while nonrenewable resources are finite and cannot be replaced.

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What is silviculture?

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Silviculture is the practice of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, and quality of forests.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is clear-cutting?

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Clear-cutting is a logging practice where all trees in an area are cut down.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is the shelterwood approach in forestry?

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The shelterwood approach involves removing trees in phases to establish a new generation of trees under the protection of older trees.

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