Types of Forests
Name the 3 types of forests
Tropical
Temperate
Boreal
The bottom layer of the forest
What is the forest floor
Required the Secretary of Agriculture to assess the renewable resources and monitor the supply/demand of each
What is The Forest and Rangeland Act
Controlled fires created by experts to clear fire fuel
What is a prescribed Burn
The bark beetle
what is a pest which affects millions of acres of forest land
This forest has mostly coniferous trees and the temperature doesn't exceed 77 degrees
What are boreal forests
The total number of layers in the forest
What is 5
Established the management, protection and care of forest reserves
What is the Organic Act
This invasive species causes soil erosion and destroys young trees
what is the Ferel Hog
True or False : A forest habitat which undergoes fragmentation can lose up to 45 percent of its biodiversity.
False
This forest has broadleaf trees that change color in the fall.
What are temperate forests
Young trees or saplings make up this layer
What is the understory layer
Helped undo damage affecting natural areas
What is The Natural Forest Management Act
Afforestation
What is the practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present.
True or False: Tropical forests can impact the weather.
True
Covers most of the continental US
What are temperate forests
Herbaceous plants, grasses, and ferns make up this layer
What is the herb Layer
Allowed the president of the United States to set aside forest reserves
What is The Forest Reserve Act
58%
What is the percentage of forests on privately owned land
True or False: Forests replenish CO2
False
Tropical rainforests are located between these 2 tropics
what are the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
The layers of the forest from bottom to top
Florest Floor, Herb Layer, Shrub Layer, Understory, Canopy
Act that encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey
What is the Homestead Act
81,000,000
The amount (in millions) of tree covered acres in risk of mortality?
60 to 160 inches
What is the annual rainfall per year in rainforests