5.2 Forestry Regulations

5.2 Forestry Regulations

Multiple Choice

How many methods are there to harvest timber

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Maximum Sustainable Yeild is

• harvesting maximum resources immediately
• harvesting max resources without compromising future harvests
• harvesting resources while minimizing effects of the rest of the ecosystem
• harvesting only as much as is needed for one person

Multiple Choice

Maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management, and adaptive management are three approaches to

• poaching

• overharvesting

• resource management

• none of these are correct

Multiple Choice

The aim of adaptive management is to harvest the maximum amount of resources without reducing future harvests

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

All trees in a forest are the same age.

• even-aged

• uneven-aged

Multiple Choice

The most that can be used without depleting the resource

• maximum sustainable yield

• monoculture

• adaptive management

• 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

Modern Forest Fire Control Methods were implemented in how many states

• 10

• 5

• 11

• 6

Multiple Choice

Prescribed Burns are good for ecosystems

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Fire Suppression is good for the ecosystem

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Which Fire management approach reduces future fuel for fires

• Prescribed burns
• Fire Suppression

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the first national park established in the United States?

• Yosemite

• Zion

• Yellowstone

• Glacier

Multiple Choice

What US president had a great impact on the National Parks System?

• Abe Lincoln

• Teddy Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Donald Trump

Multiple Choice

What year did Congress pass the law creating the National Park Service?

• 1915

• 1916

• 1917

• 1918

Multiple Choice

What is the job of the National Park Service?

• to maintain the areas

• to keep people out of the areas

• to preserve and protect the areas for future generations

• to prevent forest fires

Multiple Choice

What does the National Wildlife Refuge System protect?

• Birds

• Fish

• Plants

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Which federal government agency manages the National Wildlife Refuge System?

• Fish and Wildlife Service

• National Park Service

• Forest Service

• Secret Service

Multiple Choice

Urbanization is

• the process by which human activity and natural process damage land to the point that it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

• replacing forests, fields, and grasslands with houses, roads, schools and shopping area.

• the growth of urban areas caused by people moving into cities

• The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

Multiple Choice

Urban land use does not typically include...

• farming

• residential

• industrial

• commercial

Multiple Choice

Which activities are found in a rural settlement?

• Mining, fishing, farming and industry.

• Livestock, construction, fishing and farming.

• Farming, agriculture, tourism and industry.

• Livestock, farming, fishing and mining.

Multiple Choice

Urbanization has a negative impact on:

• Biodiversity, pollution, and ecosystems

• Biodiversity, ecosystems, and education

• Ecosystems, education, and economy

• Economy, pollution, and biodiversity

Multiple Choice

An attempt to design cities so as to maximize their functionality and beauty is

• City Planning

• Urban Sprawl

• Urbanization

• Ecological Footprint

Multiple Choice

Which Federal agency regulates the grazing of livestock on desert and semi-arid public lands?

• The National Park Service

• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• The U.S. Bureau of Land Management

• The U.S. Forest Service

• The U.S. Department of Commerce

Multiple Choice

Which of the following type of tree harvesting is the most detrimental to the environment?

• Strip Cutting

• Selective Cutting

• Clear Cutting

• Partial Harvest