Forestry

Question 1

Tree plantation

Answer 1

large managed farms with a monoculture of uniformity aged trees

Question 2

Old-growth forests

Answer 2

22% of worlds forests
Rich biodiversity
Little Human effects

Question 3

Secondary growth forests

Answer 3

63% of forests world wide

Have been impacted but are in recovery

Question 4

Why are forest fires increasing

Answer 4

long summers, drier winters

Question 5

Crown Fire

Answer 5

extremely hot fire

burn whole trees in areas that have not recently burned

Question 6

Ground Fire

Answer 6

occur in the underground only

partially decayed leaves

Question 7

Surface fires

Answer 7

burns along the surface killing undergrowth and small trees

Question 8

Even-age management

Answer 8

tree plantations

Question 9

Selective cutting

Answer 9

specific trees in an area are chosen and cut

Question 10

High grading

Answer 10

cutting and removing largest/ best trees

Question 11

Shelterwood Cutting

Answer 11

removes all mature trees in an area for a limited time

Question 12

Seed tree cutting

Answer 12

majority of trees removed, but scattered seed-producing trees are left to regenerate

Question 13

Clear cutting

Answer 13

all trees cut

Question 14

Strip Cutting

Answer 14

clear -cutting a strip that follows the contour of the land

Question 15

Rainforest now cover how much of the world

Answer 15

less than half of what it used to 6%

Question 16

The Forest Service…

Answer 16

manages public lands in US