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- 1. Multiple Choice
Lands managed by agencies of the government
National Parks
National Rivers
Public Lands
Restricted-use Lands
- 2. Multiple Choice
This agency is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service
US Department of the Interior
- 3. Multiple Choice
This agency manages fish, wildlife, and habitats.
US Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bureau of Reclamation
- 4. Multiple Choice
This agency manages about 253 million acres of America's public lands as well as 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service
US Department of the Interior
- 5. Multiple Choice
This agency is managed by the US Department of Agriculture and manages the 155 National forests and 20 National grasslands.
US Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Bureau of Reclamation
- 6. Multiple Choice
This agency manages all national parks, many monuments, and other conservation and historic properties.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service
US Department of the Interior
- 7. Multiple Choice
Selective cutting differs from clear cutting in that selective cutting:
Increases surface runoff and erosion
Only removes a few trees
Takes out all the trees
Reduces the risk of forest fires
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the tragedy of the commons?
the general idiocy of the average human
The failure to create a sense of shared responsibility
the prevalence of extreme poverty in the developing world
destruction of shared resources through self-serving behavior
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when a replanted forest has no diversity?SilvicultureMonoculturePop cultureBioculture
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration to improve habitat and reduce wildfire risk.Selective CuttingControlled BurnThinningClear Cutting
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe removal of snags following a fire is calledmonoculture.prescribed burning.sustainable forestry.salvage logging.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA renewable resource is harvested sustainably ifthe amount of replacement is less than the amount harvested.the amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested.soil erosion is prevented.replacing trees costs less than harvesting trees.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe National Forest Management Actrequires plans for national forests that follow multiple use and maximum sustainable yield guidelines.requires plans for national forests that follow multiple use and ecosystem-based management guidelines.encourages prescribed burning as a means of protecting national forests.promotes the removal of small trees and underbrush by timber companies.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFire suppression can result in a(n)increase in animal habitats.buildup of material that fuels future fires.decrease in property damage.an increase in the jack pine population.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are benefits of the forest?Climate regulationSoil stabilizationHealthy functions of ecosystemsAll of above
- 16. Multiple ChoiceSustainable forest management must include which of the following?environmental benefitssocial benefitseconomic benefitsall of the above
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