Land Use

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Removal of all marketable trees from an area.

• Selective Cutting
• Controlled Burn 
• Thinning
• Clear Cutting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is land called that is suitable for farming?

• Growable
• Fallow
• Arable 
• Plantable

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

_______ are chemicals which kill weeds.

• Fertilizers
• Fungicides
• Rodenticides
• Herbicides

Undernutrition is...

• where an excess of nutrients are eaten by someone
• when a child in the USA refuses to eat their dinner
• is the same thing as malnutrition
• where there is insufficient intake of energy & nutrients

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Environmental causes of land degradation include...

• poverty, urban sprawl, deforestation
• deforestation, bio-industries, poverty
• overgrazing, deforestation, agriculture
• agriculture, urban sprawl, poverty

The 3 main grain crops (in any order) grown in the US are:

• rice, kale, and corn
• wheat, barley, and hops
• corn, wheat, and rice
• hemp, corn, and rice

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of these is false when it comes to industrialization.

• Less farmers are needed because the cities are growing.
• Transportation becomes easier.
• There are more jobs in the cities.
• The climate is not affected.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4