Forests Under Threat

Which two of these are indirect threats to the Taiga forest?

• Softwood logging

• HEP

• Climate change

• Paper production

Which of these would be examples of sustainable forest management?

• Ecotourism

• Agroforestry

• Buffer zones

• Selective logging

Which two statements about the climate of the taiga are true.

• Temperatures only exceed 0 degrees for the late spring and summer months.

• The climate is very dry.

• Temperatures can exceed 20 degrees

• Precipitation is common.

Selective logging

• the removal of only large, valuable trees and leaves some of the forest intact.

• the logging of all trees in a wide area of forest.

Which species would you NOT expect to find in the rainforest?

• Aye Aye

• Butterflies

• Wolf

• Spiders

CITES

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

• Conservation on International Trade in Endangered Species

• Conservation of International Turtles in Englands Seas

• Convention on International Tigers in Estonian Sands

What are the levels of biodiversity like in the rainforest?

• Low

• Moderate

• High

• non existent

Which of the following is not an adaptation of animals in the rainforest?

• colour vision

• White fir for camouflage

• Prehensile tails

• Mimicking sticks for camouflage

Tick all the options that are direct threats creating deforestation

• Poverty

• Debt

• Climate Change

• Demand for resources

Most of the productive forests are?

• natural

• planted by men