Question 1

Ecosystem- based timber harvesting uses methods that ________________

Accepted Answer

A) are the most cost efficient in the short term 
B) are ecologically harmless 
C) have the greatest impacts on forest ecosystems 
D) leave seed- producing or mature trees uncut to provide for future forests 
E) are very popular with timber companies 
A) are the most cost efficient in the short term 
B) are ecologically harmless 
C) have the greatest impacts on forest ecosystems 
D) leave seed- producing or mature trees uncut to provide for future forests 
E) are very popular with timber companies

Question 2

The National Forest Management Act _______________ national forest land.

Accepted Answer

A) offers subsidies to timber companies for road building on 
B) directs timber companies to remove small trees, underbrush, and dead trees to reduce fires in 
C) was passed to set up the formation of land trusts on 
D) was passed by the Bush administration in 2004 to loosen environmental protections and restricting public oversight of 
E) was passed in 1976 with the intent to ensure multiple use and sustainable yield of 
A) offers subsidies to timber companies for road building on 
B) directs timber companies to remove small trees, underbrush, and dead trees to reduce fires in 
C) was passed to set up the formation of land trusts on 
D) was passed by the Bush administration in 2004 to loosen environmental protections and restricting public oversight of 
E) was passed in 1976 with the intent to ensure multiple use and sustainable yield of

Question 3

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain- building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. Much of the vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the "Sky Islands" because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, drier areas surrounding them.
-Because the pine- oak woodlands of the Sky Islands of Mexico and the United States have a large number of endemic species and have lost large amounts of habitat to development, they have been listed as one of the _________________

Accepted Answer

A) extirpation areas of the Endangered Species List 
B) biodiversity hotspots of Conservation International 
C) transport areas of CITES 
D) umbrella species areas for Convention on Biological Diversity 
E) keystone areas of the Endangered Species List 
A) extirpation areas of the Endangered Species List 
B) biodiversity hotspots of Conservation International 
C) transport areas of CITES 
D) umbrella species areas for Convention on Biological Diversity 
E) keystone areas of the Endangered Species List

Question 4

Which of the following is a consequence of clearing forests for agriculture purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) Crop productivity is greatly increased because of the rich soil. 
B) CO2 levels remain appropriate within the atmosphere. 
C) Water runoff is decreased. 
D) Biodiversity is increased. 
E) Soil erosion is increased. 
A) Crop productivity is greatly increased because of the rich soil. 
B) CO2 levels remain appropriate within the atmosphere. 
C) Water runoff is decreased. 
D) Biodiversity is increased. 
E) Soil erosion is increased.

Question 5

Wilderness areas _________________

Accepted Answer

A) allow hunting as long as proper permits are acquired 
B) were set up under the wise- use movement of the 1980s and 1990s 
C) are biosphere reserves managed by UNESCO 
D) were set up under the administration of George W. Bush in the early 2000s 
E) are off- limits to development of any kind but are open to low- impact recreation 
A) allow hunting as long as proper permits are acquired 
B) were set up under the wise- use movement of the 1980s and 1990s 
C) are biosphere reserves managed by UNESCO 
D) were set up under the administration of George W. Bush in the early 2000s 
E) are off- limits to development of any kind but are open to low- impact recreation

Question 6

Since the 1990s, _________________ have killed an estimated 30 billion conifers in the western United States.

Accepted Answer

A) invasive fungi 
B) ladybird beetles 
C) pine shoot beetles 
D) bark beetles 
E) foresters 
A) invasive fungi 
B) ladybird beetles 
C) pine shoot beetles 
D) bark beetles 
E) foresters

Question 7

Mission is to protect natural resources for future generations through use restrictions and prohibition of resource extraction, but provides public access for current enjoyment

Accepted Answer

A) UNESCO 
B) Nature Conservancy 
C) Bureau of Land Management 
D) National Park Service 
E) Fish and Wildlife Service
F)U.S. Department of Agriculture
G)U.S. Forest Service
H)Environmental Protection Agency 
A) UNESCO 
B) Nature Conservancy 
C) Bureau of Land Management 
D) National Park Service 
E) Fish and Wildlife Service
F)U.S. Department of Agriculture
G)U.S. Forest Service
H)Environmental Protection Agency

Question 8

Manages national wildlife refuges that serve as wildlife havens; encourages hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, and environmental education

Accepted Answer

A) UNESCO 
B) Nature Conservancy 
C) Bureau of Land Management 
D) National Park Service 
E) Fish and Wildlife Service
F)U.S. Department of Agriculture
G)U.S. Forest Service
H)Environmental Protection Agency 
A) UNESCO 
B) Nature Conservancy 
C) Bureau of Land Management 
D) National Park Service 
E) Fish and Wildlife Service
F)U.S. Department of Agriculture
G)U.S. Forest Service
H)Environmental Protection Agency

Question 9

The first national park was _________________

Accepted Answer

A) Mount Rainier 
B) Sequoia 
C) Yosemite 
D) Yellowstone 
E) General Grant 
A) Mount Rainier 
B) Sequoia 
C) Yosemite 
D) Yellowstone 
E) General Grant

Question 10

Private land trust that purchases and protects areas in natural condition

Accepted Answer

A) UNESCO 
B) Nature Conservancy 
C) Bureau of Land Management 
D) National Park Service 
E) Fish and Wildlife Service
F)U.S. Department of Agriculture
G)U.S. Forest Service
H)Environmental Protection Agency 
A) UNESCO 
B) Nature Conservancy 
C) Bureau of Land Management 
D) National Park Service 
E) Fish and Wildlife Service
F)U.S. Department of Agriculture
G)U.S. Forest Service
H)Environmental Protection Agency

Question 11

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain- building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. Much of the vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the "Sky Islands" because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, drier areas surrounding them.
-The tendency of humans to want to live in these Sky Islands, visit them for recreation, and use them for lumber or for wood pulp, causes _______________

Accepted Answer

A) increased biomass 
B) decreased extirpation 
C) increased genetic diversity 
D) increased habitat fragmentation 
E) increased ecosystem diversity 
A) increased biomass 
B) decreased extirpation 
C) increased genetic diversity 
D) increased habitat fragmentation 
E) increased ecosystem diversity

Question 12

The forests in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from which your text book was made are _________________

Accepted Answer

A) harvested using ecosystem- based management 
B) harvested by clear- cutting 
C) suffer from erosion and heavy pesticide use 
D) plantation forests of pine and spruce 
E) have no mature trees 
A) harvested using ecosystem- based management 
B) harvested by clear- cutting 
C) suffer from erosion and heavy pesticide use 
D) plantation forests of pine and spruce 
E) have no mature trees

Question 13

Why do we need stretches of uninhabited and undeveloped land?

Accepted Answer

Large stretches of undeveloped land prov

Question 14

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain- building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. Much of the vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the "Sky Islands" because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, drier areas surrounding them.
-Land trusts are _______________

Accepted Answer

A) corporations 
B) municipal government entities 
C) federal government entities 
D) private nonprofit groups 
E) state government entities 
A) corporations 
B) municipal government entities 
C) federal government entities 
D) private nonprofit groups 
E) state government entities

Question 15

How has the Smokey the Bear campaign damaged forest health? What is the importance of fire in ecosystem management? What is the cost of fire suppression for ecosystem health? What is the alternative to fire suppression?

Accepted Answer

For over a century, the Forest Service a

Question 16

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The western United States contains a series of tall mountain ranges that also extend far down into Mexico. The largest of these ranges are the Rockies and the Sierra Madres, but they are all part of the same mountain- building event that occurred many millions of years ago, and they all have similar features. Much of the vegetation on these mountaintops is the same, or very similar, and they are often referred to as the "Sky Islands" because of their similarity to each other and their isolation from the lower, drier areas surrounding them.
-There are groups of tropical birds, such as trogons and parrots, that are usually considered to live in Central America and the mountains of southern and central Mexico. Small populations of these birds migrate into the United States each year. It is probably true that _______________

Accepted Answer

A) these birds migrate to the United States in the winter because it is warmer here 
B) these birds can live in the lower, drier elevations in the United States as well as in the mountain ranges 
C) more of these birds are found in the taller mountains of Colorado than in the shorter mountains in southern Arizona, even if the relative area of the mountains is the same 
D) more of these birds are found in the mountains of New Mexico and Arizona than in the mountains of Colorado, Utah, or Nevada 
E) these birds have higher genetic diversity in the U.S. populations than in the populations in Central America 
A) these birds migrate to the United States in the winter because it is warmer here 
B) these birds can live in the lower, drier elevations in the United States as well as in the mountain ranges 
C) more of these birds are found in the taller mountains of Colorado than in the shorter mountains in southern Arizona, even if the relative area of the mountains is the same 
D) more of these birds are found in the mountains of New Mexico and Arizona than in the mountains of Colorado, Utah, or Nevada 
E) these birds have higher genetic diversity in the U.S. populations than in the populations in Central America

Question 17

If forests are strictly managed according to the maximum sustainable yield model, some biodiversity would still be lost because _________________

Accepted Answer

A) all the trees are of mature size leaving no room for new seedlings 
B) habitats for nesting birds are lost 
C) nearly all predators will be excluded 
D) forests are more susceptible to herbivore damage 
E) species whose habitat depends on mature trees in the top canopy layer will be excluded 
A) all the trees are of mature size leaving no room for new seedlings 
B) habitats for nesting birds are lost 
C) nearly all predators will be excluded 
D) forests are more susceptible to herbivore damage 
E) species whose habitat depends on mature trees in the top canopy layer will be excluded

Question 18

The SLOSS dilemma involves controversy over _______________

Accepted Answer

A) government subsidies to farmers 
B) tax dollars spent to build roads in national forests 
C) controlled burns 
D) drilling for oil in ANWR 
E) habitat fragmentation and preserve design 
A) government subsidies to farmers 
B) tax dollars spent to build roads in national forests 
C) controlled burns 
D) drilling for oil in ANWR 
E) habitat fragmentation and preserve design

Question 19

Fire history in an open pine woodland ecosystem would be best determined by _________________

Accepted Answer

A) charcoal in the soil 
B) ambient air temperature 
C) tree ring scars 
D) soil chemistry 
E) the density of vegetation 
A) charcoal in the soil 
B) ambient air temperature 
C) tree ring scars 
D) soil chemistry 
E) the density of vegetation

Question 20

Deforestation _________________

Accepted Answer

A) is not widespread in North America 
B) has the greatest impacts in tropical areas and arid regions 
C) prevents erosion 
D) causes population explosions 
E) decreases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 
A) is not widespread in North America 
B) has the greatest impacts in tropical areas and arid regions 
C) prevents erosion 
D) causes population explosions 
E) decreases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Ecosystem- based timber harvesting uses methods that ________________

The National Forest Management Act _______________ national forest land.

Which of the following is a consequence of clearing forests for agriculture purposes?

Wilderness areas _________________

Since the 1990s, _________________ have killed an estimated 30 billion conifers in the western United States.

Mission is to protect natural resources for future generations through use restrictions and prohibition of resource extraction, but provides public access for current enjoyment

Manages national wildlife refuges that serve as wildlife havens; encourages hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, and environmental education

The first national park was _________________

Private land trust that purchases and protects areas in natural condition

The forests in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from which your text book was made are _________________

Why do we need stretches of uninhabited and undeveloped land?

How has the Smokey the Bear campaign damaged forest health? What is the importance of fire in ecosystem management? What is the cost of fire suppression for ecosystem health? What is the alternative to fire suppression?

If forests are strictly managed according to the maximum sustainable yield model, some biodiversity would still be lost because _________________

The SLOSS dilemma involves controversy over _______________

Fire history in an open pine woodland ecosystem would be best determined by _________________

Deforestation _________________

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Environmental Policy: Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Human Population

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Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the Future of Food

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

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Exam 12: Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas

Ecosystem- based timber harvesting uses methods that ________________

The National Forest Management Act _______________ national forest land.

Which of the following is a consequence of clearing forests for agriculture purposes?

Wilderness areas _________________

Since the 1990s, _________________ have killed an estimated 30 billion conifers in the western United States.

Mission is to protect natural resources for future generations through use restrictions and prohibition of resource extraction, but provides public access for current enjoyment

Manages national wildlife refuges that serve as wildlife havens; encourages hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography, and environmental education

The first national park was _________________

Private land trust that purchases and protects areas in natural condition

The forests in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from which your text book was made are _________________

Why do we need stretches of uninhabited and undeveloped land?

How has the Smokey the Bear campaign damaged forest health? What is the importance of fire in ecosystem management? What is the cost of fire suppression for ecosystem health? What is the alternative to fire suppression?

If forests are strictly managed according to the maximum sustainable yield model, some biodiversity would still be lost because _________________

The SLOSS dilemma involves controversy over _______________

Fire history in an open pine woodland ecosystem would be best determined by _________________

Deforestation _________________

Science and Sustainability: an Introduction to Environmental Science

Earths Physical Systems: Matter, Energy, and Geology

Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology

Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology

Ethics, Economics, and Sustainable Development

Environmental Policy: Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Human Population

Soil and Agriculture

Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the Future of Food

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

The Urban Environment: Creating Sustainable Cities

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Freshwater Systems and Resources

Marine and Coastal Systems and Resources

Atmospheric Science, Air Quality, and Pollution Control

Global Climate Change

Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation

Conventional Energy Alternatives

New Renewable Energy Alternatives

Managing Our Waste

Minerals and Mining

Sustainable Solutions

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