2. QUESTION: Review
Which of the following is NOT part of the ecological value of forests?
Erosion prevention
Decreased flooding
Carbon storage
All of the above are values of forests.

3. QUESTION: Review
Which of the following is NOT part of the ecological value of forests?
Erosion prevention
Decreased flooding
Carbon storage
All of the above are values of forests.

4. QUESTION: Review
Which of the following statements regarding forest management is false?
Deforestation in the United States has occurred for centuries.
Timber companies move on after an area is deforested.
Tropical countries have lost the majority of forests so timber companies won’t be going there.
Governments in developing countries help logging companies at the expense of their natural resources

5. QUESTION: Review
Which of the following statements regarding forest management is false?
Deforestation in the United States has occurred for centuries.
Timber companies move on after an area is deforested.
Tropical countries have lost the majority of forests so timber companies won’t be going there.
Governments in developing countries help logging companies at the expense of their natural resources

6. QUESTION: Review
If an area is managed for maximum sustainable yield, and the area can support 500 organisms, how many organisms will be allowed to remain in the area? 50
100
250
500

7. QUESTION: Review
If an area is managed for maximum sustainable yield, and the area can support 500 organisms, how many organisms will be allowed to remain in the area? 50
100
250
500

8. QUESTION: Review Which agency manages national forests?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service

9. QUESTION: Review Which agency manages national forests?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service

10. QUESTION: Review Tree harvesting by clear-cutting
cuts all trees in an area, leaving only stumps.
cuts most trees but leaves some to produce seeds.
cuts most trees but leaves some to shelter seedlings.
produces uneven-aged tree stands.

11. QUESTION: Review Tree harvesting by clear-cutting
cuts all trees in an area, leaving only stumps.
cuts most trees but leaves some to produce seeds.
cuts most trees but leaves some to shelter seedlings.
produces uneven-aged tree stands.

12. QUESTION: Review
The National Forest Management Act of guidelines included all of the following EXCEPT
consideration of economic factors.
soil protection.
increased harvesting under times of economic stress, even if not sustainable.
provisions for species diversity.

13. QUESTION: Review
The National Forest Management Act of guidelines included all of the following EXCEPT
consideration of economic factors.
soil protection.
increased harvesting under times of economic stress, even if not sustainable.
provisions for species diversity.

14. QUESTION: Review Which areas are off-limits to all development?
National forests
National parks
Wilderness areas
Bureau of Land Management lands

15. QUESTION: Review Which areas are off-limits to all development?
National forests
National parks
Wilderness areas
Bureau of Land Management lands

16. QUESTION: Review How does habitat fragmentation threaten species?
Large lands are chopped into small pieces.
Small lands are not protected.
Species are able to find each other more easily.
It does not threaten species.

17. QUESTION: Review How does habitat fragmentation threaten species?
Large lands are chopped into small pieces.
Small lands are not protected.
Species are able to find each other more easily.
It does not threaten species.

18. QUESTION: Review
According to the theory of island biogeography, which island would have the highest species richness?
A large island, close to the mainland
A large island, far from the mainland
A small island, close to the mainland
A small island, far from the mainland

19. QUESTION: Review
According to the theory of island biogeography, which island would have the highest species richness?
A large island, close to the mainland
A large island, far from the mainland
A small island, close to the mainland
A small island, far from the mainland

20. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Should people be allowed to build homes alongside national parks that periodically experience fire?
Yes; people should be allowed to build wherever they want.
Yes, but only if they carry enough insurance.
No; the government should buy the land as a buffer zone.
I don’t care; I don’t own a home in a fire-prone area.

21. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Should people be allowed to build homes alongside national parks that periodically experience fire?
Yes; people should be allowed to build wherever they want.
Yes, but only if they carry enough insurance.
No; the government should buy the land as a buffer zone.
I don’t care; I don’t own a home in a fire-prone area. 21

22. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Should timber companies get federal subsidies to remove trees from federal land?
Absolutely yes; we pay subsidies for everything else.
Maybe, if the cost of logging the trees would be too high.
No; all subsidies are bad, regardless of their goals.
I would agree, if I could get a subsidy.

23. QUESTION: Weighing the Issues
Should timber companies get federal subsidies to remove trees from federal land?
Absolutely yes; we pay subsidies for everything else.
Maybe, if the cost of logging the trees would be too high.
No; all subsidies are bad, regardless of their goals.
I would agree, if I could get a subsidy. 23

24. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Which type of land ownership has the most annual tree growth?
National forests
Other public forests
Private land
They are all about the same. 24

25. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Which type of land ownership has the most annual tree growth?
National forests
Other public forests
Private land
They are all about the same. 25

26. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Where would ecotourists go to view the maximum species richness on these islands?
Redonda c) Puerto Rico
Montserrat d) Hispaniola

27. QUESTION: Interpreting Graphs and Data
Where would ecotourists go to view the maximum species richness on these islands?
Redonda c) Puerto Rico
Montserrat d) Hispaniola