Forest Management Exam -1 with
Answers
Forest Management - correct answer-the practical application of scientific, economic,
and social principles to the administration and working of a forest as a whole in order to
achieve owner objectives; the business of forestry
Scientific Portion of Forest Management - correct answer-technical knowledge about
how we manage forests
Economic Portion of Forest Management - correct answer-business aspects of forestry;
profits and loss
Social Portion of Forest Management - correct answer-how society plays a role in forest
management (laws, policy, etc.)
Forest - correct answer-set of land parcels that have, or could have, forest vegetation
and are managed as a unit
Stand - correct answer-contiguous group of trees, similar enough in species
composition, age class distribution, and condition to be managed as a unit
Stand type - correct answer-classification system for stands within a forest where
stands with similar characteristics are lumped together
Forest compartments - correct answer-a contiguous area designed or developed to
make management more efficient
Sustainability - correct answer-management and organization of a forest property in
order to achieve at the earliest possible time a balance between growth and yields,
either by annual or somewhat longer periods
List the four models of management science - correct answer-Rational Model; Irrational
Model; Semi-Rational Model; Garbage Can Model
Describe the rational model of forest management - correct answer-Objectives clearly
identified and articulated; adequate resources - time and money
Describe the irrational model of forest management - correct answer-Some ideas of
objectives; no formal processes - just winging it
Answers
Forest Management - correct answer-the practical application of scientific, economic,
and social principles to the administration and working of a forest as a whole in order to
achieve owner objectives; the business of forestry
Scientific Portion of Forest Management - correct answer-technical knowledge about
how we manage forests
Economic Portion of Forest Management - correct answer-business aspects of forestry;
profits and loss
Social Portion of Forest Management - correct answer-how society plays a role in forest
management (laws, policy, etc.)
Forest - correct answer-set of land parcels that have, or could have, forest vegetation
and are managed as a unit
Stand - correct answer-contiguous group of trees, similar enough in species
composition, age class distribution, and condition to be managed as a unit
Stand type - correct answer-classification system for stands within a forest where
stands with similar characteristics are lumped together
Forest compartments - correct answer-a contiguous area designed or developed to
make management more efficient
Sustainability - correct answer-management and organization of a forest property in
order to achieve at the earliest possible time a balance between growth and yields,
either by annual or somewhat longer periods
List the four models of management science - correct answer-Rational Model; Irrational
Model; Semi-Rational Model; Garbage Can Model
Describe the rational model of forest management - correct answer-Objectives clearly
identified and articulated; adequate resources - time and money
Describe the irrational model of forest management - correct answer-Some ideas of
objectives; no formal processes - just winging it
