Week 6: Human Use of Land Answers

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Old growth forests are full of sick, diseased, and decadent trees. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Reforestation projects would be more beneficial to forests that had undergone selective cutting rather than clear-cutting.

Which of the following best explains why clear-cutting forests is more destructive than selectively cutting down trees in forests?

Clear-cutting eliminates all trees leaving none behind to maintain soil fertility or house native animals.

Clear-cutting places the land at greater risk for wildfires.

Clear-cutting makes land more attractive for human development.

Clear-cutting causes less soil erosion than selective cutting.

Environmental manipulation can result in unforeseen consequences.

Biological pest control involves _______.

eliminating pests with pesticides

using biological mechanisms to eliminate pests

planting a new crop every year

burning crops

Rangeland is best described as land used for _______.

farming

grazing

agriculture

ranging

National parks reduce the human impact on land by _______.

permitting limited human development.

cleaning up litter

preventing human development

preventing companies from polluting on public lands

What was an unexpected consequence of the green revolution?

The overuse of fertilizer lead to reduced crop yields over time.

Crop yields were increased.

Modern agricultural techniques were implemented.

New crop varieties were developed.

Which of the following statements about pesticides is true?

Pesticides provide plants with essential nutrients.

Pesticides prevent the destruction of crops.

Pesticides are never harmful to plants.

Pesticides are never harmful to animals.

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