Ch. 10.1 Quizizz

Who is quoted as saying, "What a country chooses to save is what a country chooses to say about itself"?

• Rachel Carson

• Mollie Beatty

• Jane Goodall

• Aldo Leopold

What position did Mollie Beatty hold?

• Director of the National Park Service

• Former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Secretary of the Interior

• Head of the Environmental Protection Agency

What percentage of global land cover is occupied by forests, woodlands, pastures, and rangelands?

• 40 percent

• 50 percent

• 60 percent

• 70 percent

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Which of the following is NOT an essential resource provided by these ecosystems?

• Lumber

• Paper pulp

• Grazing lands for livestock

• Fossil fuels

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What ecological service is provided by forests and grasslands?

• Increasing soil erosion

• Regulating climate

• Decreasing biodiversity

• Increasing pollution

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Forests and grasslands have scenic, cultural, and what other type of value?

• Economic

• Historic

• Industrial

• Technological

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What percentage of the world's land is used for cropland?

• 11%

• 27%

• 33%

• 42%

Which type of forest covers the largest percentage of the world's forest area?

• Boreal forest

• Temperate forest

• Tropical moist forest

• Subtropical forest

What percentage of the world's land is categorized as 'Other'?

• 11%

• 27%

• 33%

• 42%

Which type of forest has the smallest percentage in the world forest types chart?

• Boreal forest

• Tropical dry forest

• Subtropical forest

• Temperate forest