Forest Management Exam -1Questions
and Answers
The largest and most effective forest management effort in the united states has been in
the control of__________. - correct answer-Wildfire
Growth rates on industrial timberlands are higher overall than on national forests
because __________ and __________. - correct answer-Higher site quality, higher
intensity management
The value of the annual harvest of timber from the pacific coast states typically exceeds
_________ percent of the total value of all timber harvested annually in the united
states. - correct answer-25-30
__________ is the branch of forest management concerned with the technical aspects
of organizing and maintaining a forest to fulfill management objectives. - correct answer-
Forest Regulation
The four primary features of the normal forest are __________, __________,
__________, and __________. - correct answer-constant forest structure over time,
constant annual harvested acreage over time, constant annual harvested volume over
time, harvest equals growth
Sustained yield management implies continuous production planned so that a balance
between __________ and __________ is achieved at the earliest practical time; it does
not necessarily imply that this balance be on an __________ basis. - correct answer-
growth, harvest, annual
The only reproduction method inherently capable of producing a sustained yield at the
stand level is the __________ method. - correct answer-Selection
The __________ method and the __________ method of regulation are the two general
methods used to implement sustained yield management; of the two, the __________
method typically has wider applicability because it often proves difficult to convert the
existing growing stock of a forest into the mosaic of even-aged stands with the proper
distribution of stand ages necessary for using the __________ method. - correct
answer-area, volume, volume, area
The two major problems associated with sustained yield management can be
summarized as __________ and __________. - correct answer-it is hard to convert an
and Answers
The largest and most effective forest management effort in the united states has been in
the control of__________. - correct answer-Wildfire
Growth rates on industrial timberlands are higher overall than on national forests
because __________ and __________. - correct answer-Higher site quality, higher
intensity management
The value of the annual harvest of timber from the pacific coast states typically exceeds
_________ percent of the total value of all timber harvested annually in the united
states. - correct answer-25-30
__________ is the branch of forest management concerned with the technical aspects
of organizing and maintaining a forest to fulfill management objectives. - correct answer-
Forest Regulation
The four primary features of the normal forest are __________, __________,
__________, and __________. - correct answer-constant forest structure over time,
constant annual harvested acreage over time, constant annual harvested volume over
time, harvest equals growth
Sustained yield management implies continuous production planned so that a balance
between __________ and __________ is achieved at the earliest practical time; it does
not necessarily imply that this balance be on an __________ basis. - correct answer-
growth, harvest, annual
The only reproduction method inherently capable of producing a sustained yield at the
stand level is the __________ method. - correct answer-Selection
The __________ method and the __________ method of regulation are the two general
methods used to implement sustained yield management; of the two, the __________
method typically has wider applicability because it often proves difficult to convert the
existing growing stock of a forest into the mosaic of even-aged stands with the proper
distribution of stand ages necessary for using the __________ method. - correct
answer-area, volume, volume, area
The two major problems associated with sustained yield management can be
summarized as __________ and __________. - correct answer-it is hard to convert an
