Ch. 14 Mini Quiz

An area with more than 2,500 people and a governing body is:

• ecosystem services

• reforestation

• urban

• rural

The movement of people from rural areas to cities

• wilderness

• infrastructure

• urbanization

• ecosystem services

An area with a relatively sparse population

• urban

• rural

• wilderness

• open space

The opposite of clear-cutting and selective cutting

• ecosystem services

• overgrazing

• reforestation

• infrastructure

When forests are not replanted after trees are cut, natural resources

• increase.

• decrease.

• regenerate.

• remain unchanged.

Urban sprawl involves people moving from cities to land that was previously used for

• industry and open space.

• food production and open space

• power lines

• housing

Given that most people live in urban areas, why should rural areas be preserved?

• They provide crucial infrastructure

• They provide ecological services

• They're great for development

• none of these

Regardless of where people live, they depend on resources produced in

• urban areas

• rural areas

• ocean areas

• wilderness areas

National parks and wilderness areas are designed to do which of the following?

• provide recreation

• protect wildlife

• preserve natural areas

• all of the above

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers