Chapter 23 Power Point Review

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Chapter 23 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

1. a. increased number of park visitors.
2. b. too many concessions.
3. c. invasion of alien species.
4. 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

1. a. the United States.
2. b. Japan.
3. c. Saudi Arabia.
4. 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

1. a. half of the world's annual harvest of
   softwoods.
2. b. food products.
3. c. ecological services.
4. 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.