Vocab
mass destruction of trees.
What is Deforestation
forest dominated by evergreen and deciduous broadleaf trees.
What is tropical forest
encouraged settlers to move west by providing free acreage to anyone who made the journey.
What is Homestead Act of 1862.
brought in by early European settlers for medicinal and cooking purposes.
What is garlic mustard.
Forests cleared to make space for crops and livestock grazing.
What is agriculture.
waste on the forest floor
what is Detritus
may affect the weather.
What is tropical forest.
In 1891 a Forest Reserve act was created by the president to allow allocation of forested areas to protect this resource.
What is watershed and water resources.
What is a cat.
In early 1900''s forests in USA decreased from 46% to ...
What is 33%.
practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy for help with food crops or pastures
What is Agroforestry
takes up 6% of the entire Earth and typical annual precipitation may range from 60-160".
What is tropical rainforest.
created to protect, care and manage the forest reserves.
What is Organic Act of 1897.
What is kudzu.
A process of cutting down the trees for fuel and building materials.
What is logging.
some desirable trees are left standing to ensure the ecosystem has the opportunity to establish healthy seedlings
What is Shelterwood Cutting
most undisturbed forest by human activity and located in the sub-arctic region called Taiga.
What is Boreal forest.
Facilitated by US Forest service to set limits on logging, enforce reforestation and protect watershed areas.
What is National Forest Management Act.
This animals were brought to the North America by Spanish explorers in 1500's as domestic livestock. They destroy forests by digging up soil, eating acorns, young trees, small birds, reptiles, mammals, and causing soil erosion.
What is a feral hog.
This can cause up to 75% biodiversity loss and a process where forests are isolated by urbanization, such as housing development, road pavement.
What is fragmentation.
practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present
What is Afforestation
dominated by broadleaf deciduous trees and has most fertile soil.
What is temperate forest.
Required by the government to assess renewable resources, monitor supply and demand or said resources, monitor climate change and its impact on the resources; and monitor CO2 levels.
What is Forest Rangeland Resources Act of 1974
Brought from Europe and Asia this animal lowers the soil nutrient of temperate forests.
What is an earth worm.
This process allows to protect infrastructure (such as buildings) but can lead to build up of combustible materials, making fires more destructive.
What is suppressing fire.