Chapter 23 Power Point Review

1. Chapter 23 Power Point Review Mrs. Sealy

2. Activities allowed in the national Wild and Scenic Rivers System include all of the following except • a. camping. • b. canoeing. • c. motor boating. • d. fishing.

3. Good wilderness management would do all of the following except • a. extensively patrol the accessible, popular areas. • b. offer permits to selected areas for those who have demonstrated wilderness skills. • c. leave some areas undisturbed by humans. • d. allow citizens to camp anywhere at their own risk. 0% 6% 6% 88% 17 of 20 Answer Now

4. A well-designed biosphere reserve has all of the following zones except • a. buffer zone. • b. transition zone. • c. core. • d. mantle. 17 of 21 Answer Now

5. Of the following, the biggest problem for U.S. national and state parks today is • a. increased number of park visitors. • b. too many concessions. • c. invasion of alien species. • d. rock collectors 17 of 21 Answer Now

6. In 1995 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began reintroducing the endangered gray wolf into • a. the Grand Canyon. • b. Zion National Park. • c. the Yellowstone ecosystem. • d. the Smoky Mountains. 16 of 21 Answer Now

7. The first national park system was created in • a. Kenya. • b. Antarctica. • c. Costa Rica. • d. the United States. 17 of 21 Answer Now

8. Of the following countries, the one that is putting forth the most effort to preserve and protect its lands is • a. Panama. • b. Honduras. • c. Costa Rica. • d. Nicaragua. 17 of 21 Answer Now

9. The first country to receive money in a debt-for-nature swap was • a. Mexico. • b. Bolivia. • c. Peru. • d. Costa Rica. 15 of 21 Answer Now

10. Japan has a good environmental record on all of the following except • a. air pollution controls. • b. high energy efficiency and recycling rates. • c. protecting endangered species and tropical forests. • d. donating aid to developing countries. 17 of 21 Answer Now

11. The country that buys the majority of the timber produced in Brazil is • a. the United States. • b. Japan. • c. Saudi Arabia. • d. the Commonwealth of Independent States 17 of 21 Answer Now

12. Which of the following is not considered to be a major underlying factor in the destruction of tropical rain forests? • a. population growth • b. poverty • c. massive foreign debt • d. demand for tropical pets 17 of 21 Answer Now

13. Which of the following strategies to protect remaining indigenous peoples is least likely to be recommended by environmentalists? • a. Establish a UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. • b. Send food aid. • c. Protect their lands from illegal resource extraction. • d. Give them legal control over marketable drugs derived from their lands. 17 of 21 Answer Now

14. Today, people of indigenous cultures are least likely to experience • a. introduction of diseases to which they have no immunity. • b. appreciation for their sustainable lifestyles. • c. bullying from economic developers. • loss of homelands to cutting, burning, mining, contamination, and flooding. 17 of 21 Answer Now

15. Half of the world's hardwood is harvested from • a. tropical deciduous forests. • b. evergreen coniferous forests. • c. temperate deciduous forests. • d. tropical rain forests. 0 of 21 Answer Now

16. Tropical rain forests supply all of the following except • a. half of the world's annual harvest of softwoods. • b. food products. • c. ecological services. • d. industrial materials 0 of 21 Answer Now

17. The island with the greatest number of unique species is • a. New Zealand. • b. Hawaii. • c. Madagascar. • d. Borneo. 0 of 21 Answer Now

18. For Madagascar's conservation plans to succeed, • a. population growth will have to be slowed drastically. • b. land will need to be turned over to the government. • c. management must be made more efficient and centralized. • d. ecotourism must be banned.  0 of 21 Answer Now

19. Evidence about the rate of destruction of the tropical rain forest is produced by • a. lumber sales records. • b. official measurements by conservationists. c. satellite sensors. • d. official government reports. 0 of 21 Answer Now

20. People who wear natural latex gloves can thank • a. the coniferous forests. • b. the temperate deciduous forests. • c. the tropical rain forests. • d. the tropical deciduous forests.  0 of 21 Answer Now

21. Which of the following statements about tropical forests is false? • a. They cover about 6% of Earth's land area. • b. Brazil, Indonesia, Zaire, and Peru have more than half of the world's tropical forests. • c. Over half of the world's tropical forests have already been cleared or degraded. • d. Reforestation is ensuring that tropical forests are being used on a sustainable-yield basis.  0 of 21 Answer Now

22. A forest-products investor examining an old-growth forest is least likely to see • a. jobs. • b. profits. • c. timber. • d. complex webs of life. 0 of 21 Answer Now

23. Sustainable use of U.S. forests would be encouraged by all of the following except • a. making biodiversity and ecological integrity the top priority of national forest management policy. • b. building more roads to encourage recreational use of national forests. • c. moving toward full-cost pricing of U.S. timber. • d. disallowing the Forest Service to keep money from timber sales. 0 of 21 Answer Now

24. In the next few decades, a threat to temperate and boreal forests that is expected to become more significant is • a. clear-cutting to create croplands • b. insects. • c. climate change. • d. air pollution. 0 of 21 Answer Now

25. Which of the following statements is false? • a. Conifers are more susceptible to air pollution than hardwoods. • b. Pollution makes trees more vulnerable to disease and insects. • c. Forests at low elevations are exposed to more pollutants. • d. The only solution to pollution is to reduce it drastically. 0 of 21 Answer Now

26. All of the following were tree diseases accidentally introduced into the United States except • a. white-pine blister rust. • b. chestnut blight. • c. dogwood blight. • d. Dutch elm disease. 0 of 21 Answer Now

27. The world's largest importer of wood products is • a. Germany. • b. the United States. • c. Japan. • d. Canada. 0 of 21 Answer Now

28. The sagebrush rebellion was led by • a. politicians wanting pork-barrel legislation. • b. ranchers wanting unrestricted grazing on federal rangeland. • c. shepherds and cattlemen wanting bounties and other legislation that would reduce the populations of coyotes, mountain lions, and eagles. • d. conservationists wanting some governmental controls over erosion.  0 of 21 Answer Now

29. The sagebrush rebellion has sought to • a. reduce federal ownership of lands. • b. restrict grazing on federal resource lands. • c. greatly increase energy conservation. • d. make clear-cutting illegal on government land. 0 of 21 Answer Now