Envirothon Team Forestry

Which will help develop knowledge and skills by working as a team member to identify trees and solve problems related to timber production:

• Equine Science Proficiency Award ( SAE)

• Forestry CDE ( Career Development Event)

• Parliamentary Procedure CDE

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

a negative ENVIRONMENTAL impact of timber harvesting is...

• increased erosion

• more biodiversity

• buffer zones created

• production of paper goods

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

compared to clear cutting, selective cutting has less ENVIRONMENTAL impact resulting in...

• LESS erosion

• MORE biodiversity

• MORE paper being produced

• LESS deforestation of an area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the biggest DIRECT cause of deforestation by humans is...

• to build businesses and homes

• turning land to cropland and pasture

• climate change

• clear cutting for mining opportunities

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Clearcutting is

• A timber harvesting practice where all trees larger than 20 feet tall are cut harvested.

• When logging companies plant new saplings in an area bigger than 1 hectare.

• A timber harvesting practice where all of the trees in a given area are harvested at the same time.

• When forestry services clear out the underbrush in a given area.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is NOT a critical technique for sustainable forestry?

• Agroforestry

• Forest management

• Reforestation

• Clear-cutting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a negative ENVIRONMENTAL impact of deforestation is...

• decreased erosion

• increased use of products

• decreased biodiversity

• more jobs created

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

a negative ENVIRONMENTAL impact of slash-and-burn agriculture is...

• decreased forest fires

• decrease in job opportunities

• increased biodiversity

• increased deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a negative ENVIRONMENTAL impact of fire suppression policy is...

• criminalization of indigenous practices

• build up of fuel on the forest floor

• jobs to build watch towers

• more paper products

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

climate change has affected wildfires by...

• increasing amount of acres burned

• cooling the planet preventing fires

• driving the water cycle to put out wildfires

• creating jobs in wildfire prevention

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6