Forest Conservation & Management

What is the term for the mass destruction of trees?

• Afforestation

• Deforestation

• Agroforestry

• Selective Cutting

What is sediment?

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• Sand, stone, or soil carried into land or water

• State of being frozen year-round

Which term describes waste on the forest floor?

• Detritus

• Permafrost

• Precipitation

• Herbaceous Plants

What are herbaceous plants?

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Particularly burnable or easily burned

• Material created by atmospheric condensation

What is the definition of precipitation in the context of forests?

• State of being frozen year-round

• Mass destruction of trees

• Material created by atmospheric condensation falling, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present

What type of trees are coniferous trees?

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• Particularly burnable or easily burned

• Waste on the forest floor

What does permafrost refer to?

• State of being frozen year-round

• Mass destruction of trees

• Sand, stone, or soil carried into land or water

• Practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy

What does the term combustible mean?

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Particularly burnable or easily burned

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• State of being frozen year-round

What is agroforestry?

• Practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present

• Only logging the most mature trees in an area

• Practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy for help with food crops or pastures

• Mass destruction of trees

What is afforestation?

• Practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy

• Practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present

• Only logging the most mature trees in an area

• Some desirable trees are left standing to ensure the ecosystem has the opportunity to establish healthy seedlings