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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is urban expansion?
An increase in the built-up area of farms
An increase in the built-up area of a city or town
An increase in the built-up area of a mountain region
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- 2. Multiple Choice
Humans learned how to farm and raise livestock over time. This led to the development of what?
A negative population growth
Human migration patterns
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Towns and Cities
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why was 2 million acres of farms and forests replaced over time?
It was replaced by human settlements
It was replaced by prairies and meadows
I was replaced by deserts
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- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is deforestation?Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scaleEating too much vegetablesGoing to a forest and pulling weedsClearing the five trees in my backyard
- 5. Multiple Choice
what is the leading cause of deforestation?DiseasesHousing marketAgriculture and FarmingPaper mill - 6. Multiple ChoiceDoes deforestation contribute to global warming?No, trees aren't that importantSometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warmingNo, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth coolerYes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does biodiversity mean?Only one species in an area.The different amount of species in an areaAll abiotic lifeNitrogen fixation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why is biodiversity important in the rain forest?
The rainforest may have cures for diseases that we haven't discovered yet
Animals are special to watch and observe
Lots of their plants are cultivated into house plants
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- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests.ForestrySilvicultureReforestationDeforestation
- 10. Multiple Choice
Removing several strips rather than harvesting the entire stand at once
Selective Cutting
Strip Cutting
Clear Cutting
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- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe cutting down of selected trees in a forest so the growth of other trees is not affected.Selective CuttingControlled BurnThinningClear Cutting
- 12. Multiple Choice
Removal of all trees from an area.
Selective Cutting
Controlled Burn
Thinning
Clear Cutting
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why would strip cutting and selective cutting be better on forest soils than clear cutting?
Logging has no effect on soil health
Both of these lead to soil health problems
Keeping more trees would reduce soil erosion during rain storms
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