Question 1

Most commercial loggers prefer "clear-cut" harvesting because it

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the most environmentally sustainable type of harvest 
B)  Is the most efficient way to get valuable small timber without disturbing the larger early successional trees 
C)  Is the most efficient, cheapest harvest method using large, fast machinery instead of costly labor 
D)  Is the most effective way to refresh soil with sun and rain 
E)  Does not waste any trees 
A)  Is the most environmentally sustainable type of harvest 
B)  Is the most efficient way to get valuable small timber without disturbing the larger early successional trees 
C)  Is the most efficient, cheapest harvest method using large, fast machinery instead of costly labor 
D)  Is the most effective way to refresh soil with sun and rain 
E)  Does not waste any trees

Question 2

Places MOST susceptible to desertification are

Accepted Answer

A)  Jungle clearings 
B)  Desert margins 
C)  Temperate deciduous forests 
D)  Boreal landscapes 
E)  Open woodlands 
A)  Jungle clearings 
B)  Desert margins 
C)  Temperate deciduous forests 
D)  Boreal landscapes 
E)  Open woodlands

Question 3

A promising approach to encourage conservation and preservation in developing countries is

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarian conservation 
B)  Biocentric preservation 
C)  Debt-for-nature swaps 
D)  Ecosystem management 
E)  Pastoralism 
A)  Utilitarian conservation 
B)  Biocentric preservation 
C)  Debt-for-nature swaps 
D)  Ecosystem management 
E)  Pastoralism

Question 4

The chief cause of desertification is clear-cutting of old growth forests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What does REDD stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation 
B)  Reducing Exploitation from Deforestation and forest Degredation 
C)  Removing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation 
D)  Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Dust 
A)  Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation 
B)  Reducing Exploitation from Deforestation and forest Degredation 
C)  Removing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation 
D)  Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Dust

Question 6

One possible solution to the problem of insufficient land area for preserves is to use ____________ to link smaller habitat areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Highways 
B)  Eco-bridges 
C)  Edge effects 
D)  Corridors 
E)  None of these is correct 
A)  Highways 
B)  Eco-bridges 
C)  Edge effects 
D)  Corridors 
E)  None of these is correct

Question 7

Habitat corridors

Accepted Answer

A)  effectively create a large reserve out of small ones. 
B)  do not help maintain genetic diversity. 
C)  only work when there are large populations. 
A)  effectively create a large reserve out of small ones. 
B)  do not help maintain genetic diversity. 
C)  only work when there are large populations.

Question 8

The disadvantages of monoculture forestry include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  it is slow growing. 
B)  it supports little biodiversity. 
C)  it doesn't prevent soil erosion very well. 
D)  it provides limited production of clean water. 
A)  it is slow growing. 
B)  it supports little biodiversity. 
C)  it doesn't prevent soil erosion very well. 
D)  it provides limited production of clean water.

Question 9

Preserve managers use natural habitat corridors to allow movement of species from one area to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Most commercial loggers prefer "clear-cut" harvesting because it

Places MOST susceptible to desertification are

A promising approach to encourage conservation and preservation in developing countries is

The chief cause of desertification is clear-cutting of old growth forests.

What does REDD stand for?

One possible solution to the problem of insufficient land area for preserves is to use ____________ to link smaller habitat areas.

Habitat corridors

The disadvantages of monoculture forestry include all of the following except

Preserve managers use natural habitat corridors to allow movement of species from one area to another.

Understanding Our Environment

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Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity: Preserving Species

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

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Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

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Exam 12: Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes

Most commercial loggers prefer "clear-cut" harvesting because it

Places MOST susceptible to desertification are

A promising approach to encourage conservation and preservation in developing countries is

The chief cause of desertification is clear-cutting of old growth forests.

What does REDD stand for?

One possible solution to the problem of insufficient land area for preserves is to use ____________ to link smaller habitat areas.

Habitat corridors

The disadvantages of monoculture forestry include all of the following except

Preserve managers use natural habitat corridors to allow movement of species from one area to another.

Understanding Our Environment

Principles of Science and Systems

Matter, Energy, and Life

Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Biomes: Global Patterns of Life

Population Biology

Human Populations

Environmental Health and Toxicology

Food and Hunger

Farming: Conventional and Sustainable Practices

Biodiversity: Preserving Species

Restoration Ecology

Geology and Earth Resources

Climate Change

Air Pollution

Water Use and Management

Water Pollution

Conventional Energy

Sustainable Energy

Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Ecological Economics

Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning

What Then Shall We Do

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