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APES Unit 4 Review Miller 7950
APES Unit 4 Review Miller 7950
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Review of the unit on earth's resources.
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1
You can make paper from all of these except . . .
animal protein
hemp
rice straw
kenaf
2
Which of the following has the most destructive effects on ocean-floor ecosystems?
ghost nets
trawl nets
longline fishing
purse seines
3
Degraded soil quality usually due to overgrazing, is called . . . .
Eutrophication
Rangeland restoration
Desertification
Climate change
4
All of the following species are a threat, or a potential threat, to the Great Lakes except
mexican carp
sea lamprey
zebra mussel
quagga mussel
5
Which of these did NOT result from the reintroduction of wolves to yellowstone?
Beaver population increase
More invasive species
Yellowstone river has more curves
Elk population decline
6
Regions with significant levels of biodiversity that are under threat from humans are called
Biodiversity Hot Spots
Ocean Protection Zones
Nature Preserves
Ecosystem Refuges
7
What is the law primarily protecing marine mammals in US waters?
NOPE (national ocean protection easement)
SAD (Seaworld Against Destruction)
ESA (endangered species act)
MMPA (Marine Mammal Protection Act)
8
Since 1950, the demand for wood has
remained about the same
doubled
declined to sustainable levels
cut in half
9
Who created the world's largest system of private natural areas and wildlife sanctuaries?
Nature Conservancy
Greenpeace
Sierra Club
US Government
10
Which of the following is the biggest problem for U.S. national parks today?
Too many bears
Too many people
Too many wolves
Invasive species
11
The United States has lost more than ____ of its coastal and inland wetlands since 1900.
33%
50%
10%
85%
12
Which of these ocean ecosystems has the greatest biodiversity?
abyssal zone
coral reefs
coastal zone
open ocean
13
Cutting every tree in an area is called . . .
clear cutting
selective cutting
strip cutting
paper cutting
14
What percentage of the world's tropical rainforests occur in North America?
3%
0%
10%
21%
15
Forested watersheds do NOT
increase soil erosion
moderate climate.
slow down water runoff.
absorb pollutants.
16
An uncut or regenerated primary forest undisturbed for several hundred years is a/an
second growth forest
commercial forest
tree farm
old growth forest
17
The goals of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan include all of the following, except
Create reservoirs and underground storage areas.
Building a series of connected dams.
Restore the curving flow of the Kissimmee River.
Buy farmland and allow it to become marsh.
18
Which of the following is the most dangerous type of fire?
crown
surface
ground
prescribed
19
Forests do NOT provide
oxygen
wildlife habitat
climate stabilization
increased runoff
20
No longer profitable to continue fishing, the fish populations are said to be _______ extinct.
locally
ecologically
economically
biologically
21
The most common use of trees worldwide is as
lumber
fuelwood
medicines
paper
22
Tree plantations are NOT
profitable
also known as tree farms
biologically diverse
one cause of deforestation
23
Which of these countries does NOT have a significant whaling industry?
Norway
Iceland
Japan
China
24
Burning tropical forests accounts for how much of the human-created greenhouse gas emissions?
99%
60%
20%
less than 1%
25
Overgrazing causes all of the following except
increased invasion by inedible plant species
increased wind erosion
reduced grass cover
increased retention of water
26
Forests occupy how much of the earth's land surface, excluding Greenland and Antarctica?
99%
50%
30%
75%
27
Which of the following is not true about the use of wood for cooking and heating?
It often results in rings of deforestation around villages.
Much of the wood is purchased on the black market
It is done by over 2 billion people
It is also called fuelwood.
28
Which of these is NOT part of the acronym HIPPCO?
People
Habitat destruction
Climate Change
Invasive Species
29
Which country has cut down 98% of its forests and is the subject of a case study.
Brazil
United States
Jamaica
Haiti
30
Tropical deforestation results from all of the following except
rubber plantations
cattle farming
government taxes
subsistence farming
31
Protected areas linking isolated reserves is a design called
wildlife corridors
buffer zones
national preserves
national parks
32
Building of hydroelectric dams on American rivers has done all of the following EXCEPT
cheap electricity
provide water for irrigation
flood control
increase salmon populations
33
Unwanted animals caught while fishing are called
jetsam
flotsam
bycatch
scrod
34
Which of these has the highest level of protection?
National Park
National Preserve
Natiional Wildlife Sanctuary
National Forest
35
Destruction of wetlands if an equal wetland is created elsewhere is called
mitigation banking
conservation trading
wetland restoration
wetland conservation
36
Tropical forests are found in all but which of the following areas?
Brazil
Congo
Canada
Indonesia
37
How much of the world's fish harvest is used for fertilizer and animal feed?
67%
1%
33%
50%
38
The world's largest importer of wood products is
Japan
USA
China
Russia
39
Which of the following is not a threat to sea turtles?
plastic bags
being hunted for meat
turtle watching trips
bottom trawls
40
Which of the following is not an economic service provided by forests?
water filtering
mining
fuelwood harvesting
lumber