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1

Humans
A)use around 10 percent of the world's land for drops.
B)dominate most areas on earth with good soil and moderate climate.
C)have converted significant grassland areas to farmland.
D)have done all of the above.
2

The largest single world land category is
A)forest and woodland.
B)desert.
C)tundra.
D)cropland.
3

The largest single use of wood worldwide is for
A)lumber.
B)paper.
C)sheathing.
D)fuel.
4

Drawbacks of monoculture forestry include
A)increased exposure of soil to erosion.
B)loss of habitat diversity.
C)enhanced presence of pests and disease.
D)all of the above.
5

Benefits of forests, in addition to providing a source of wood, include
A)serving as a refuge for endangered species.
B)reducing global arming.
C)serving as sites for recreation.
D)all of the above.
6

Drawbacks of forest clearcutting include
A)elimination of habitat.
B)increased soil erosion.
C)wasting trees too small for commercial use.
D)all of the above.
7

The story of forestry and the Menomonee Nation of northern Wisconsin demonstrates that
A)sustainable forestry is economically viable.
B)privatization is the best way to protect forest integrity.
C)once a forest is removed by clearcutting, it is very difficult to re-establish.
D)logging inevitably reduces the total amount of standing wood in a forest.
8

The least disruptive method of harvesting wood is
A)cutting every tree in the harvest area.
B)selective removal of a limited percentage of mature trees.
C)harvesting all trees but in narrow corridors.
9

Monoculture forestry tends to
A)produce increased disease and pest infestations.
B)disrupt ecological processes.
C)reduce biodiversity.
D)have all of these results.
10

Swidden agriculture in tropical forests involves
A)allowing natural forest vegetation to reclaim fields after several years of farming.
B)planting a single food crop species.
C)creating huge fields and pasture lands.
D)using pesticides extensively to control infestations of tropical insects.
11

Wood consumption worldwide has increased significantly over the last 50 years
A)and is expected to continue increasing rapidly.
B)but has now stabilized.
C)but in the computer age has now begun to slowly drop.
D)but now is projected to fall dramatically in coming decades.
12

Sale of public timber by the U.S. Forest Service produces
A)substantial net income for public coffers.
B)income that just offsets management costs producing a break even financial outcome.
C)large net losses exceeding a billion dollars some years.
13

The condition of over half of U.S. public rangelands is classed as
A)excellent.
B)good.
C)fair.
D)poor.
14

Desertification is most associated with
A)overgrazing rangelands.
B)clearcutting forests.
C)Swidden agriculture.
D)converting forests to row crop agricultural lands.
15

Ways of lowering one's individual impact on forests include
A)reusing and recycling paper.
B)using email.
C)reducing use of timbers made from old-growth trees in building projects.
D)all of the above.
16

Nearly _____ percent of worldwide rangelands show signs of soil erosion or damaged vegetation.
A)100
B)60
C)35
D)10
17

The phrase land reform refers to the movement to
A)change farmland back into natural ecosystems in many developing countries.
B)change the land ownership patterns of a small number of people owning the vast majority of the land.
C)switch farmers in developing countries from animal-drawn equipment to modern machinery.
D)consolidate the lands of small owners to enable a more corporate structure for agriculture.
18

Swidden agriculture, cutting trees and farming small acreages for a few years then repeating elsewhere, is principally responsible for the great loss of tropical forests occurring today.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
19

Less then 10 percent of the world's forest remains.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20

Farming tropical forests can easily have disastrous ecological results, ultimately rendering the area unsuitable even for farming.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
21

Rotational grazing can help make livestock grazing on grasslands more sustainable.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
22

Because of limits on logging in the Pacific Northwest, a large percentage of the area's original old growth forest will be protected for future generations.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
23

Forest fires continue to be devastating, unnatural disruptions of normal forest ecosystem processes.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
24

The primary threat to grassland health is overgrazing.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
25

The Bureau of Land Management has been directed to cease evaluating lands for potential wilderness protection but open lands to mining and logging instead.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
26

Proposed salvage logging has been criticized as an excuse to cut timber better left for other uses.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
27

A criticism of public lands grazing policy is that fees charged ranchers are substantially below market value.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
28

Indigenous cultures contain a huge amount of knowledge of nature that is at risk as native cultures are assimilated or destroyed.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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