Vocabulary
Forests are classified by their latitude and include temperate, tropical, and what third type of forest?
Boreal
Which type of forest is primarily made up of deciduous trees?
Temperate Forest
What is the lowest layer of a forest?
Forest floor in the base then is the Herb layer
True or False: A forest habitat that undergoes fragmentation can lose up to 75% of its biodiversity
True
In what year was the Forest Reserve Act passed?
1891
What is afforestation?
The practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present
Rainforests cover what percentage of Earth?
6%
What forest layer comes after the shrub layer
Understory
Which invasive species causes soil erosion, destroys young trees, and consumes seeds and nuts needed for new growth?
Feral Hogs
What act allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves?
Forest Reserve Act
What is reforestation?
Replanting trees in the same habitat from which older trees were removed
Which type of trees are most common in boreal forests?
Coniferous Trees
What is the highest forest layer?
Emergent
Which forestry practice removes all growth from an area regardless of age or species?
Clear-cutting
In what year was the Organic Act enacted?
1897
What is agroforestry?
Trees incorporated and grown in areas of agriculture
Temperate forests typically receive between how many inches of rain and snow annually?
30-60 inches
Where does fruit and flowering happen in the forest layers?
Canopy
Which pest reproduces in the inner bark of trees and can kill healthy trees?
Bark Beetles
What act established the management, protection, and care of forest reserves?
Organic Act
What is a prescribed burn?
A controlled fire created by experts to clear fire fuel safely.
Tropical forests receive between 60-160 inches of what annually?
Rainfall
Place these layers in order from lowest to highest: Forest Floor, Mid-story layer, Herb Layer, Shrub Layer, Emergent, Understory Layer, Canopy
Forest Floor → Herb Layer → Shrub Layer → Understory Layer →Mid-story Layer→ Canopy → Emergent
Experts estimate approximately how many million acres of tree-covered land are at risk of mortality?
81 million acres
Name the two major forest laws passed in 1974 and 1976 and match them to their purpose.