GEEMidterm Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a type of natural capital degradation to grassland biomes?
A. Conversion to tree plantations
B. Conversion of cropland
C. Oil production in arctic tundra
D. Overgrazing by livestock
Oil production in arctic tundra
Why are mountains ecologically important?
A. Contain the majority of the earth’s forests
B. Release water into streams
C. Reflect solar radiation back into space
D. All of the choices
All of the choices
Why do deserts take a long time to recover from disturbance?
A. Fast nutrient recycling
B. High species diversity
C. Permafrost
D. Slow plant growth
Slow plant growth
A ________ is a terrestrial region with distinct climates and specific organisms.
A. Biome
B. Climate
C. Ecosystem
D. Latitude
. Biome
Which of the following is NOT a factor in how air circulates over the earth’s surface?
A. Properties of air, water, and land
B. The jet stream
C. The rotation of the earth on its axis
D. Uneven heating of the earth’s surface
Uneven heating of the earth’s surface
What occurs when intact habitats are divided into smaller patches by roads, logging, crop fields, and urbanization?
A. Habitat degradation
B. Habitat destruction
C. Ecological extinction
D. Local extinction
Habitat destruction
What is the difference between an endangered species and a threatened species?
A. A threatened species is becoming endangered because of human activities.
B. There is no difference; the two terms are interchangeable.
C. A threatened species was previously labeled endangered but has increased its numbers.
D. A threatened species is still abundant now but may be endangered soon.
A threatened species is still abundant now but may be endangered soon.
Which act restricts the international trade in endangered species?
A. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
B. The Lacey Act
C. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
D. The Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
What is the extinction of many species in a relatively short period of geologic time?
A. Common extinction
B. Geological extinction
C. Mass extinction
D. Short period extinction
Mass extinction
Which of the following represents the greatest threat to wild species populations?
A. Habitat loss
B. Hunting for sport
C. Genetic engineering
D. Collecting for zoos and botanical gardens
Habitat loss
Which type of forest would probably contain stands of trees that grew following a fire?
A. Old growth forest
B. Second growth forest
C. Tree plantation
D. Fire tree
Second growth forest
What is the most efficient and least costly way to harvest trees but harms ecosystems because all trees are removed from a geographic area?
A. Clear cutting
B. Strip cutting
C. Selective cutting
D. Cost cutting
Clear cutting
What is a downside of tree plantations that violates nature’s biodiversity principle of sustainability?
A. Contain multivariate species
B. Contain unlimited species
C. Contain well-diverse species
D. Contain only one to two species
Contain only one to two species
Which of the following describes clearcutting?
A. Increases biodiversity
B. Reduces soil erosion
C. Increases recreational value
D. Increases timber yield per acre
Increases timber yield per acre
One solution to overgrazing is to confine cattle to one area for a short time and then move them to another before overgrazing takes place. This method is called ____________.
A. No-till agriculture
B. Rangeland control
C. Riparian zones
D. Rotational grazing
Rotational grazing
