Ltc World Environment Day Quiz
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Choose the best answer! Happy World Environment Day!
- 1.Costanza et al. (1997) estimated the value of global forest ecosystem goods and services at:
- A.
$899 Billion annually
- B.
$1.2 Trillion annually
- C.
$200 Billion annually
- D.
$4.7 Trillion annually
- 2.Forests are essential for preserving the world’s clean water supply
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What are the three main sources of forest degradation:
- A.
Commercial logging, fire, and gathering wood for fuel
- B.
Commercial logging, recreation, insects
- C.
Weather, commercial logging, recreation
- D.
Commercial logging, insects, beavers
- 4.Deforestation is:
- A.
A reduction in forest quality
- B.
A reduction in forest cover
- 5.Forest degradation is:
- A.
A reduction in forest quality
- B.
A reduction in forest cover
- 6.Forests help control erosion and prevent deadly mudslides.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.70% of our atmospheric oxygen (nearly 3 out of 4 breathes you take anywhere on the planet) is due to:
- A.
Rainforests
- B.
Boreal forest
- C.
Photosynthesizing ocean organisms
- 8.The certification seen on sustainably harvested wood / paper products “FSC” stands for:
- A.
Forest Stewardship Company
- B.
Forest Science Collective
- C.
Forest Stewardship Council
- D.
Federal and State Conservationists
- 9.Burning trees releases carbon which contributes to accelerating climate change.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The most biologically diverse ecosystems on land are:
- A.
Forests
- B.
Wetlands
- C.
Great Plains
- D.
Deserts
- 11.Forests provide homes, security and livelihoods for:
- A.
20 million Indigenous peoples
- B.
60 million Indigenous peoples
- C.
40 million Indigenous peoples
- D.
180 million Indigenous peoples
- 12.___ of the world’s medicines are derived from rainforest plants
- A.
¾
- B.
1/8
- C.
¼
- D.
1/6
- 13.Less than ___ percent of rainforest plants have been tested for medicinal properties
- A.
30
- B.
5
- C.
18
- D.
1
- 14.LTC’s Old Growth Forest contains some trees over___years old
- A.
250
- B.
110
- C.
400
- D.
300
- 15.LTC’s Old Growth Forest is unique because plants native to the southern forests of Wisconsin are found in the northern portion of the Old Growth Forest while plants native to northern Wisconsin are found in the southern portion of the Old Growth Forest.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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