Chapter 12.5 Flashcards

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What is the term for branches and logging debris left by loggers?

A

Slash

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What was the united agency Roosevelt created for better management of our country’s natural resources?

A

US Forest Service

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What is the practice of producing more trees than we cut down?

A

Sustainable forestry

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What is the scientific restoration of forests?

A

Reforestation

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What is a forest management system that causes the forest to grow better, stronger trees than it normally would?

A

Sustained yield management

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What is a constant, highly damaging danger to forests?

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Fire

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What is the technique of deliberately setting fire to a patch of forest under controlled conditions?

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Prescribed burning

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What are the five categories of tree killing insects?

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  1. Leaf-chewing insects
  2. Leaf miners
  3. Wood-eating insects
  4. Sap-sucking insects
  5. Gall-making insects
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What is the term for the technique animals use to eat trees band by band around the trunk?

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Girdle

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