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WorksheetsForests and Fisheries
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms is called a(n)
aquaculture
tree
fishery
clear-cutting
Raising fish for food in an artificial pond is known as
aquaculture
pond
fishery
ocean
Because new trees can be planted to replace trees that are cut down, forests can be
non-renewable resources
renewable resources
______involves cutting down only some trees in a forest and leaving a mix of tree sizes and species behind.
Clear-cutting
Logging
Selective cutting
A(n) _________________ label on wood signifies that the forest that produced the wood is managed for sustainable yields.
Well-managed
Not well taken care of
Setting _______ is an approach to managing fisheries that can involve banning or restricting fishing of certain species.
Fishing Limits
Hunting Limits
Fishing methods that have been outlawed, to manage resources for a sustainable yield, include
using nets with a large mesh size
poisoning fish with cyanide
maintaining aquaculture bays
fishing off the California and New England coasts
Erosion is on disadvantage of
selective cutting
sustainable yield
certified wood
clear-cutting
Trees help other organisms by producing oxygen and absorbing
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
hydrochloric acid
hydrogen peroxide
The proportion of the United States' land area made up of forests is about
one fourth
one half
one third
two thirds
