Forestry and Resource Management

Which of the following are are included in renewable resource management?

• Soil

• Fresh water

• Timber

• Wild animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is not a management approach?

• adaptive

• ecosystem-based

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Even-aged and Uneven-aged

minimizes the impact on the ecosystems and ecological processes that provide the resources

• adaptive

• ecosystem-based

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Even-aged and Uneven-aged

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

get the most resource without reducing the amount of future harvest

• adaptive

• ecosystem-based

• maximum sustainable yield

• even-aged and Uneven-aged

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Who harvest timber in the U.S. and what is the controversy

• Private timber companies

• U.S. Government

• Private companies profit from taxpayers

• The U.S. government profits from taxpayers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which Act required plans for renewable resource management be drawn up for every national forest requiring to be consistent with the concepts of multiple use and maximum sustainable yield

• National Forest Management Act

• National Environmental Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act

The process of replanting an area with trees.

• Forestry
• Silviculture
• Reforestation
• Deforestation

The science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests.

• Forestry
• Silviculture
• Reforestation
• Deforestation

Removal of all marketable trees from an area.

• Selective Cutting
• Controlled Burn 
• Thinning
• Clear Cutting

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which type of forest most likely contains the greatest variety of habitats?

• old-growth forests
• even-aged stands
• plantations
• monocultures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5