Forestry quizzes ch 1-5 Exam Questions
and Answers
The primary duties of a forester typically include? - correct answer-Forest management,
Forest Stewardship, Achieving management objectives
The term "forest products" can refer to? - correct answer-Lumber and other commercial
products, wildlife habitat, water quality and watershed stability, recreational value
For forestland to be considered timberland, it has to? - correct answer-have potential for
timber production and be readily accessible for management and/or harvest
Forest management differs from agronomony in that it? - correct answer-deals with
longer production rotations and relies heavily on natural processes
Which of the following can be considered a "forestry teacher?" - correct answer-
Research Forester, Extension Forester, Resource Forester(forest manager)
To "technically" be called a forest, a land must have trees? - correct answer-true
Which of the following is NOT a noted alternative forest product? - correct answer-paper
Which of the following is a typical concern for a forester, but not a logger? - correct
answer-Maintaining soil and water stability for the ecosystem
A strong sustainability system considers the factors of environment, economy and
society to be independent factors that overlap. - correct answer-false
All forestland is timberland, but not all timberland is forestland. - correct answer-false
Ch 2 The American author who had the greatest influence on Gifford Pinchot was. -
correct answer-George Perkins Marsh
The Hetch Hetchy Dam debate was a notable clash between which opposing sides? -
correct answer-Conservation vs Preservation
During early western expansion in the United States, the Ozark shortleaf pine region
was not heavily exploited due to. - correct answer-f. (a&c) poor agricultural land and
isolation
, Early industrial exploitation of the Maine Colony in the 1700s was based primarily on
what industry. - correct answer-ship production
Which of the following was NOT a typical "product" that forests provided to prehistoric
humans. - correct answer-h. (a&f) lumber and other commercial products and
agricultural land
Which of the following was a part of the early perception of forests in the United States?
- correct answer-d. all of the above
Which of the following US presidents was responsible for setting aside the most land in
forest reserves? - correct answer-Theodore Roosevelt
The legislation that allowed Theodor Roosevelt to set aside forest lands was called. -
correct answer-Forest Reserve Act
Gifford Pinchot supported the ideas of preservation and sustainable use for forest
areas. - correct answer-false
John Muir was responsible for founding which organization? - correct answer-Sierra
Club
Ch 3 How does forest vegetation improve the "filtering" action of a site?
Enhanced interception
Aggregation of soil
Increase in soil-water storage
Thick litter layer on top of soil
All of the above - correct answer-all of the above
Platy soil structure is most common in which soil horizon for forest soils? - correct
answer-E horizon
Forest ecology is the study of ecosystem components operating independently of one
another. - correct answer-False
If a soil has 20% clay, 40% silt, and 40% sand, what type of soil is it with regard to
texture? Reference the image below. - correct answer-loam
Soil texture (as defined by the texture triangle) includes both course fraction and fine
fraction. - correct answer-false
The primary stages of soil development include additions, losses, translocations, and
________. - correct answer-Transformations
Massive and columnar soil aggregations are most likely to occur in: - correct answer-
The lower soil horizons
and Answers
The primary duties of a forester typically include? - correct answer-Forest management,
Forest Stewardship, Achieving management objectives
The term "forest products" can refer to? - correct answer-Lumber and other commercial
products, wildlife habitat, water quality and watershed stability, recreational value
For forestland to be considered timberland, it has to? - correct answer-have potential for
timber production and be readily accessible for management and/or harvest
Forest management differs from agronomony in that it? - correct answer-deals with
longer production rotations and relies heavily on natural processes
Which of the following can be considered a "forestry teacher?" - correct answer-
Research Forester, Extension Forester, Resource Forester(forest manager)
To "technically" be called a forest, a land must have trees? - correct answer-true
Which of the following is NOT a noted alternative forest product? - correct answer-paper
Which of the following is a typical concern for a forester, but not a logger? - correct
answer-Maintaining soil and water stability for the ecosystem
A strong sustainability system considers the factors of environment, economy and
society to be independent factors that overlap. - correct answer-false
All forestland is timberland, but not all timberland is forestland. - correct answer-false
Ch 2 The American author who had the greatest influence on Gifford Pinchot was. -
correct answer-George Perkins Marsh
The Hetch Hetchy Dam debate was a notable clash between which opposing sides? -
correct answer-Conservation vs Preservation
During early western expansion in the United States, the Ozark shortleaf pine region
was not heavily exploited due to. - correct answer-f. (a&c) poor agricultural land and
isolation
, Early industrial exploitation of the Maine Colony in the 1700s was based primarily on
what industry. - correct answer-ship production
Which of the following was NOT a typical "product" that forests provided to prehistoric
humans. - correct answer-h. (a&f) lumber and other commercial products and
agricultural land
Which of the following was a part of the early perception of forests in the United States?
- correct answer-d. all of the above
Which of the following US presidents was responsible for setting aside the most land in
forest reserves? - correct answer-Theodore Roosevelt
The legislation that allowed Theodor Roosevelt to set aside forest lands was called. -
correct answer-Forest Reserve Act
Gifford Pinchot supported the ideas of preservation and sustainable use for forest
areas. - correct answer-false
John Muir was responsible for founding which organization? - correct answer-Sierra
Club
Ch 3 How does forest vegetation improve the "filtering" action of a site?
Enhanced interception
Aggregation of soil
Increase in soil-water storage
Thick litter layer on top of soil
All of the above - correct answer-all of the above
Platy soil structure is most common in which soil horizon for forest soils? - correct
answer-E horizon
Forest ecology is the study of ecosystem components operating independently of one
another. - correct answer-False
If a soil has 20% clay, 40% silt, and 40% sand, what type of soil is it with regard to
texture? Reference the image below. - correct answer-loam
Soil texture (as defined by the texture triangle) includes both course fraction and fine
fraction. - correct answer-false
The primary stages of soil development include additions, losses, translocations, and
________. - correct answer-Transformations
Massive and columnar soil aggregations are most likely to occur in: - correct answer-
The lower soil horizons
