Ch 11 Forests and Forest Management

Ch 11 Forests and Forest Management

Multiple Choice

The managing of resource harvesting so that resources are not depleted is called

• resource management

• monoculture

• salvage logging

• clear cutting

Multiple Select

What are some Economic values of Forests?

• timber for lumber

• medicinal plants

• increasing biodiversity

• source of food

• purifying water

Multiple Choice

Ecological values for forests include

• prevent soil erosion

• regulate the water cycle by slowing runoff

• store carbon and release oxygen

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Clearcutting means...

• specific trees are selected to be removed

• everything is cut down without any plan

• clumps of trees here and there are removed

• After planning, most trees are removed from a single area

Multiple Choice

The harvesting of timber where small numbers of mature and healthy seed-producing trees are left standing so that they can reseed the logged area

• seed tree approach

• uneven planting

• even planting

• classic tree approach

Multiple Choice

This type of forest removal involves leaving a few large trees to protect seedlings.

• clear-cutting

• selection

• shelterwood

• preservation

Multiple Choice

When only some of the tree in a forest are cut at once is called

• selection system

• selection Sunday

• shelterwood selection

• even aged selection

Multiple Choice

The cutting down of selected trees in a forest so the growth of other trees is not affected.

• Selective Cutting
• Controlled Burn 
• Thinning
• Clear Cutting

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not considered a consequence of deforestation?

• Desertification

• Food Shortage

• Displacement of local communities

• Biodiversity enrichment

Multiple Choice

What long-term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on Earth?

• decreased rates of erosion

• increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels

• decreased amounts of acid rain

• increased atmospheric oxygen levels

Multiple Choice

Act passed in 1976 by U.S. Congress that resulted in "new forestry" practices mimicking natural disturbances.

• Roadless Rule Act

• Endangered Species Act

• National Forest Management Act

• Old Growth Forest Act

• Antiquities Act

Multiple Choice

What is prescribed burning?

• When a medicine I take makes my skin burn.
• Burning down everything in a place because they are going to put brand new stuff there.
• Something the firefighters do.
• Doing a controlled burn in a certain area to clean the forest floor and help the trees to growth.

Multiple Choice

A technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration to improve habitat and reduce wildfire risk.

• Selective Cutting
• Controlled Burn 
• Thinning
• Clear Cutting

Multiple Choice

The removal of snags following a fire is called

• monoculture.
• prescribed burning.
• sustainable forestry.
• salvage logging.

Multiple Choice

What is called for the practice of regulating forest resources to meet the needs of society and industry while preserving the forest’s health?

• Environmental protection

• Sustainable Forest Management

• Forest policy framework

• Unsustainable Forest Management

Multiple Choice

The ______________ method of timber harvesting produces a future forest that most closely resembles the original forest in terms of biodiversity.

• Clear-cutting
• Seed-tree approach
• Shelterwood approach
• Selection system

Multiple Choice

Widespread deforestation is a major factor in causing which ecological process?

• famine
• erosion
• monsoons
• tornadoes

Multiple Choice

Sustainable resource management is the

• preservation of ecosystems

• management of animals in the area

• managing of resources so that are not depleted

• managing of resources so that they are depleted

Multiple Choice

Removal of all marketable trees from an area.

• Selective Cutting
• Controlled Burn 
• Thinning
• Clear Cutting

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How are forests valuable to ecology? Give at least 3 ways.