Forests and Their Resources

renewable resources include soil, fresh water, wild animals and

• minerals

• coal

• timber

• petrolem

which resource management aims to harvest resource in ways that minimize impact on the ecosystem

• maximum sustainable yield

• ecosystem based management

• adaptive management

• watershed management

in what part of a forest would you expect t find a squirrel nest

• snag

• understory

• forest floor

• canopy

which of the following is an economic value of the forrest

• they provide wood

• they prevent soil erosion

• they regulate the water cycle

• they decrease flooding

the clearing of a forest and its replacement by another land use is called

• forestry

• clear-cutting

• timber-harvesting

• deforestation

which phrase is true for private logging operations

• produces a monoculture

• produces trees of different ages

• produce trees of different species

• leads to high biodiversity

which phrase is true for private logging operations

• produces a monoculture

• produces trees of different ages

• produce trees of different species

• leads to high biodiversity

some tree plantations resemble a natural forest that

• has been adaptability managed

• contains uneven-aged stands

• has never been harvested

• has been clear-cut

prescribed burns are fires that

• are caused by lightning

• are set by human

• never get out of control

• increase the risk of injury

the removal of snags following a fire is called

• monoculture

• prescribed burning

• sustainable forestry

• salvage logging