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Why Wildfires Worse 1
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NC Emerging Threats 1
NC Emerging Threats 2
Traditional Ecology 1
Traditional Ecology 2
100

What is the 1st of the 5 steps for vetting a news source?

Do a quick search

100

The Savannah River Basin is the only river basin in the state that contains no part of the river for which it is _________________.

Named

100

What endangered amphibian is found in the largest numbers of the state in the basin?

green salamander

100

How did the Forest Service manage forests after the 1910 Big Burn?

used fire suppression

100

How much longer is the fire season now compared to the past?

40-80 days

100

What is the web-based tool integrating climate change science with management options?

TACCIMO

100

What kind of threats are forest landowners seeing on their property?

fire, insects, disease, extreme weather, and drought

100

What are 2 culturally significant plant species to the Kootenai Indians that depend on fire to thrive?

camas and huckleberries

100

What TEK land care practices helped to modify the vegetation?

prescribed fire and seasonal flooding

200

Reputable news organizations aspire to ethical guidelines and standards also known as a "code of ________"

Ethics

200

The upper basin receives the highest amount of rainfall in the eastern United States of _________________inches.

80-100

200

What non-native pest is a significant environmental threat to the eastern hemlock forests of the Savannah River Basin?

hemlock woolly adelgid

200

How did Native Americans use fire in the western US?

to burn meadows and thin forests for hunting and growing food, increase graze for animals deer, elk, bison

200

What is the term used for intentionally setting fires to reduce fuel and thin trees?

prescribed burning/fire

200

What are 3 of the 6 forest management strategies used to address emerging forest threats?

  1. Thinning 

  2. Prescribed fire

  3. Harvest

  4. Site preparation

  5. Planting 

  6. Fertilization

200

What kind of fish will be most vulnerable to future warming?

Cold-water adapted species, such as trout

200

Based on the Indigenous world view, should any site be strictly protected from the extraction of natural resources?

NO

200

What 2 TEK values demonstrate the ethics of taking what meets human needs and practicing stewardship that leaves natural resources in healthy condition?

sustainability and reciprocity

300

The tactic used to encourage readers to "click" on a misleading or exaggerated headline link is an example of what type of tactic?

Clickbait tactic

300

What are 2 rare plants grow in the temperate mini-rainforests of the Savannah River Basin?

Carolina star moss and Pringle moss

300

The loss of the tree canopy causes water temperatures in forested streams to ______________________.

increase

300

What is the definition of “megafires”?

Fires that burn more than 100,000 acres

300

What are the benefits of prescribed burning over wildfires?

reduces less smoke, allows certain plant species to reproduce

300

What is the top NC emerging forest threat in the mountain region?

the decline or extinction of high-elevation Spruce-Fir communities

300

What will increasing temperatures cause many animal species to do in order to adapt?

shift ranges, generally moving north or up in elevation

300

What was the punishment for using cultural fire?

death

300

How would a grove of mature, old-growth trees be managed if a traditionally harvested medicinal plant is present?

will be left uncut

400

Consistently focusing on one angle or side of a legitimate debate illustrates a lack of ____________.

Balance

400

The Savannah River Basin is North Carolina's ___________river basin.

smallest

400

The death of tree root systems may lead to ________________ of streambanks and accumulation of sediment in the water.

erosion

400

What did the forests of the western US look like 100 to 150 years ago?

Patchy with open and closed canopy forests

400

What were 2 ways that Europeans contributed to fire suppression in America?

1. construction of roads and railroads acting as firebreaks

2. livestock grazing of cattle and sheep

400

What is the top NC emerging forest threat in the piedmont region?

water quantity from drought

400

What kind of invasive plant is expected to increase dramatically because they have a high tolerance of harsh conditions?

Kudzu

400

What is the term used to describe the knowledge and practices generated and passed down by Indigenous people across generations?

Traditional Ecological Knowledge(TEK)

400

In 2004 what protection act enabled stewardship agreements between federal agencies and Tribes managing their forest lands to reduce the threat of wildfire and other stressors?

Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA)

500

Quality news sources should be ___________________ not only about their reporting practices, but also about their ownership and funding.

transparent

500

What are the 3 rare endemic fish species found in the basin?

Turquoise Darter, Blackbanded Darter and the Rosyface Chub

500

Runoff from ____________________ sites is an emerging threat to water quality.

construction

500

How can dense tree conditions be bad for a forest?

Fires spread more easily and diseases can spread more rapidly

500

During what 2 seasons did Native Americans burn to avoid out of control fires in summer?

spring and fall

500

What is the top NC emerging forest threat in the coastal plain region?

sea level rise

500

An increased decomposition of organic matter in soils due to increased temperatures can lead to an increased risk of what?

soils compaction

500

What were 2 culturally significant animal species?

beaver and bison

500

What is the underlying foundation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge?

Adaptive management

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