Chapter 24 Power Point Review

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Chapter 24 Power Point Review

• Mrs. Sealy

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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.

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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.

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A well-designed biosphere reserve has all of the
following zones except

• a. buffer zone.
• b. transition zone.
• c. core.
• d. mantle.

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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

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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.
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The first national park system was created in

• a. Kenya.
• b. Antarctica.
• c. Costa Rica.
• d. the United States.

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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.

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The first country to receive money in a
debt-for-nature swap was

• a. Mexico.
• b. Bolivia.
• c. Peru.
• d. Costa Rica.
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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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

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The island with the greatest number of unique
species is

• a. New Zealand.
• b. Hawaii.
• c. Madagascar.
• d. Borneo.

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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. 

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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.
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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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The world's largest importer of wood products is

• a. Germany.
• b. the United States.
• c. Japan.
• d. Canada.

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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. 

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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.