Land & Tree Measurements

Question 1

What is a chain?

Answer 1

Question 2

How many chains = 1 mile?

Answer 2

80

Question 3

How many feet are in 1 mile?

Answer 3

5280

Question 4

How many square feet are in an acre

Answer 4

43560

Question 5

How many square chains is an acre

Answer 5

10

Question 6

Describe the latitude and longitude coordinate system

Question 7

Describe the UTM projection/coordinate system

Answer 7

Question 8

Describe the State Plane projection/coordinate system

Answer 8

Question 9

Summarize how GPS works

Answer 9

Question 10

What is 1 pace?

Answer 10

Question 11

How do you find the circumference, radius, and area of a circle?

How do you calculate basal area of a tree, and what unit is it expressed in?

Answer 11

Question 12

What’s the difference between percent, degrees, and topographic scales when measuring tree heights?

Answer 12

Question 13

Explain the sine, cosine, and tangent functions in relation to a triangle

Answer 13

a = b(tan A)

Question 14

Explain how to measure tree height using degrees of angle

Answer 14

Question 15

Describe how to measure tree height using percentage slope

Answer 15

Question 16

Explain the general formula for calculating tree height?

Answer 16

Question 17

Given a slope of 32% between you and the tree, describe how to measure the correct base distance for height measurement.

Answer 17