Unit 4 Review 1A

Which of the following is not a soil conservation method?

• IPM

• Contour Plowing

• Strip Cropping

• Terracing

Which of the following is a strategy to improve soil fertility

• Reforestation

• Free Range Grazing

• Crop Rotation

• IPM

Which of the following does not cause environmental damage?

• Limiting Farmland Expansion

• Tilling Soil

• Slash-and-Burn

• Using Fertilizers

What is the least efficient method if irrigation?

• Drip irrigation

• Sprinkler irrigation

• Flood irrigation

• Overhead

What is a negative effect of free range grazing?

• Meat produced is more expensive

• Use of antibiotics

• Waste produced negatively affects the environment

• Requires small areas of land

What is not true about free range grazing?

• It creates higher amounts of soil erosion

• Manure can be used for fertilizer

• It creates better production for consumers

• Free range animals tend to be under the use of antibiotics

What is clear cutting?

• Removal of almost all the trees in an area.

• Fire started intentionally for purposes of forest management.

• Removing small numbers of trees to maintain forest integrity.

• Planting of new crops in an area.

Which of the following is NOT a method to reduce human impact on forests?

• Using and buying wood harvested using ecologically sustainable practices

• Clear cutting

• Reforestation

• Reusing wood

What is IPM; what does IPM stand for?

• New agricultural methods that drastically increases food production organically; Increased Productivity Method

• A strategy that involves the modification of plants to increase ecosystem health; Integrated Plant Management

• An ecosystem based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage; Integrated Pest Management

• An ecosystem based strategy that focuses on short-term prevention of pests to quickly improve an ecosystem; Integrated Pest Management

Which of the following explains how sustainability is important and defines sustainable yield?

• Sustainability is a stable rate of the environment; sustainable yield is the decrease of resources

• Sustainability is the decrease at a high rate or level; sustainable yield is the increase of resources being used

• Sustainability is the growth at a high rate or level; sustainable yield is the amount of resources available

• Sustainability is the ability to be maintained at a stable rate or level; sustainable yield is the amount of resource that can be taken without reducing the supply