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Land and Forestry Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which biome has the highest biodiversity?

a)

Taiga/Boreal/Coniferous Forest

b)

Temperate Rainforest

c)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

d)

Tropical Rainforest

2.

What is the primary reason for not cutting down trees?

a)

Ecosystem Services

b)

Timber

c)

Urbanization

d)

Mining

3.

Which biome receives a lot of year-round rainfall?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Temperate Rainforest

d)

Taiga/Boreal/Coniferous Forest

4.

What is the largest terrestrial biome?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Temperate Rainforest

d)

Taiga/Boreal/Coniferous Forest

5.

What is the primary source of energy for heat, light, and cooking in developing nations?

a)

Biomass Fuel

b)

Timber

c)

Agriculture

d)

Mining

6.

Which method of logging involves removing all or almost all the trees in an area?

a)

Biomass Fuel

b)

Selective-Cutting

c)

Prescribed Burns

d)

Clear-Cutting

7.

What is the main cause of deforestation in places like Indonesia and the Amazon?

a)

Timber

b)

Biomass Fuel

c)

Urbanization

d)

Agriculture

8.

Which method of logging involves removing single trees or relatively small numbers of trees from a forest?

a)

Selective-Cutting

b)

Prescribed Burns

c)

Biomass Fuel

d)

Clear-Cutting

9.

What is the primary reason for clear-cutting to be considered sustainable under certain conditions?

a)

Maintains biodiversity

b)

Replaces biodiverse ecosystem with monocultures

c)

Increases soil erosion

d)

Reduces water quality

10.

What is the process of re-growing trees called?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Silviculture

c)

Mining

d)

Urbanization

11.

Which method of logging is required by the Federal Lab in the United States?

a)

Clear-Cutting

b)

Selective-Cutting

c)

Biomass Fuel

d)

Prescribed Burns

12.

What is the primary reason for using prescribed burns in forests?

a)

Replaces biodiverse ecosystem with monocultures

b)

Maintains biodiversity

c)

Increases soil erosion

d)

Controls insect species

13.

What is the primary reason for unsustainably logging practices in the tropical rainforests?

a)

Biomass Fuel

b)

Timber

c)

Agriculture

d)

Urbanization

14.

What is the primary reason for clear-cutting to be considered unsustainable?

a)

Replaces biodiverse ecosystem with monocultures

b)

Reduces water quality

c)

Maintains biodiversity

d)

Increases soil erosion

15.

What is the primary reason for selective-cutting to be preferred over clear-cutting on slopes?

a)

Reduces water quality

b)

Maintains biodiversity

c)

Replaces biodiverse ecosystem with monocultures

d)

Increases soil erosion

16.

What year was the US Division of Forestry founded?

a)

1861

b)

1881

c)

1921

d)

1871

17.

What species was threatened by logging in the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Western Spotted Owl

b)

Northern Spotted Owl

c)

Washington Spotted Owl

d)

Owl never tell...

18.

How many acres of forest did the proposal from the Oregon-Washington Interagency Wildlife Committee want allocated for the protection of the species?

a)

1000 for each owl

b)

1000 for 10 owls

c)

1000 for every 2 mated owls

d)

All of the Pacific Northwest

19.

What ultimately happened to the owl population after the logging stopped?

a)

The population increased

b)

the population increased dramatically

c)

The population stayed the same

d)

The population decreased

20.

The trees in the Boreal forests are known as ...

a)

Christmas Trees

b)

Needlers

c)

Borifers

d)

Conifers