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Ch 10 M/C review questions
1
The largest area of old-growth forest in the world is
located in:
US
Russia
Costa Rica
Mexico
China
2
Cutting the intermediate-aged trees in an uneven-aged
forest is referred to as:
Selective cutting
Clear-cutting
Strip cutting
Seed-tree cutting
deforestation
3
All of the following would result in an area that was
recently clear cut EXCEPT
Water runoff would increase
A loss of soil nutrients
An increase in erosion
An increase in biodiversity
An increase in water pollution
4
Fire suppression which allows dead wood, leaves, and
other flammable ground litter to accumulate can result in
a:
Surface fire
Brush fire
Flash flood
Decreased runoff
Crown fire
5
The huge demand for fuelwood for cooking in
developing countries is leading to a downward spiral of
environmental degradation. All of the following have
resulted from the overuse of this resource EXCEPT:
Poverty
Disease
Preservation
Crime
violence
6
One effect of our overgrazing of the natural rangelands is
Increased biodiversity
Decreased solar power
Inversion of the human population pyramid
Soil erosion
Increased soil porosity
7
A farmer in a developing nation will try to put the
maximum amount of crops on his land. This farmer would
most likely use which method of tree cutting?
Selective cutting
Clear-cutting
Strip cutting
Seed-tree cutting
Shelterwood cutting
8
A protected area that allows the migration of individuals
and populations to move from one area to another is
known as a(n):
Buffere zone
Fragmentation
Eutrophication
Sequestration
Habitat corridor
9
An area that is especially rich in plant species that are
found nowhere else and are in great danger of
extinction are known as:
Biodiversity hotspots
Wilderness areas
National parks
Protected areas
10
Covering a landfill with topsoil and planting with
vegetation
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Replacement
Creating artificial ecosystems
Mitigation
11
Converting a mild-western farm back to original prairie
grassland
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Replacement
Creating artificial ecosystems
Mitigation
12
Creating a man-made wetland to help treat sewage
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Replacement
Creating artificial ecosystems
Mitigation
13
Which of the following would be an example of
restoration of disturbed lands?
Writing a law that makes it illegal to build on the disturbed
lands
Building a wall to prevent erosion during severe storms such
as hurricanes
Building biological corridors between human habitations
Converting a forest into a national park
Replanting a destroyed area back to its natural statw
answers
1B
9A
2A
10 B
3D
11 A
4E
12 D
5C
13 E
6D
7B
8E