Forest Management

The policy of multiple use requires that national forests be managed for

• timbers.

• wildlife habitat.

• recreation.

• all of the above.

___________________ is the removal of snags following a natural disturbance.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Forest that has never been logged is considered an _________________.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When a resource is harvested in ways that minimize the impact on the ecosystem and the ecological processes that provide the resources, the management style is considered an _______________________.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management, and adaptive management are 3 types of?

• poaching

• overharvesting

• resource management

• none of the others

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The Health Forests Restoration Act

• encourages salvage logging and prescribed burning on national forest land

• requires that timber companies produce certified wood from national forest land

• does not require environment impact statement for logging on national forest land.

• requires adaptive management on national forest land.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following community in Rajasthan has a religious tenet of conservation of forest and wildlife ?

• Agarwal

• Gujjar

• Bishnoi

• Jain

How forests increase the atmosphere’s humidity?

• By Transpiration

• By photosynthesis

• By nitrogen fixation

• By evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which one of the following is not considered a consequence of deforestation?

• Desertification

• Food Shortage

• Displacement of local communities

• Biodiversity enrichment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Prescribed burns are fires that

• are caused by lightning.

• are set by humans.

• never get out of control.

• increase the risk of injury.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5