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Quiz 10

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The area of rainforest coverage in Costa Rica is currently: about half as much as it ever was.
All of the following are examples of natural forest disturbance, EXCEPT: Controlled burns
All of the following are examples of reconciliation ecology except: monoculture timber plantation.
Deforestation provides an example of the second contradiction of capitalism. True
A person with an anthropocentric viewpoint would strongly favor attributing legal rights to trees. False
Much environmental activism has resulted in cooperation between wealthy environmental interest groups and local people to protect their livelihoods. True
Because trees cannot communicate their own interests, humans have to decide what is best for them, and that often includes expressing our own interests. True
Purchasing items designated as “fair trade” helps to promote uneven development in the market. False
Rates of forestation and deforestation vary around the world, but overall global forest cover has declined. True
A way to maintain both human activities and ecosystem services is called: Reconciliation ecology
Under capitalist production systems, farmers in areas of agricultural decline are least likely to abandon their fields and look for other work.
The recovery of forests in Europe is likely due to All of the choices are correct.
According to a political economy perspective, the best option for dealing with deforestation is to wait and allow the markets to encourage preservation activities. False
The forest transition theory says that innovation and substitution of other resources will lead to: secondary succession
Which of the following ideas suggests that scarcity of trees through deforestation will lead to innovation and substitution of other resources so that trees can recover? All of the choices are correct
Benefits that an organic system creates though its function such as food, clean air or water, energy, and nutrient cycling are known as _______. ecosystem services
In a ecocentric view regarding trees, whose interests should be protected? Trees
All of the following are potential problems with plantations, EXCEPT: Plantations protect native plant species from extinction.
All of the following are examples of reforestation efforts, EXCEPT: Clearing land for agriculture
Trees are used by people in all of the following ways, EXCEPT: Humans use trees for all of these purposes, and many, many more!
An event that permanently or temporarily alters the vegetation in an ecosystem is called a(n): Disturbance
Forest activism such as the Chipko and rubber trappers’ movements focus as much on the protection of livelihoods as the protection of trees themselves. True
The ______ states that initial development in a region will cause deforestation, but as the economy changes and people migrate out of rural areas the forest will recover. forest transition theory
After a disturbance, a forest will always return to its climax vegetation. False
All of the following are concerns regarding reforestation, EXCEPT: Reforestation leads to more trees on the planet.
Reforestation in certain areas often depends on deforestation in other areas. True
Which of the following is NOT a process by which deforestation occurs? Plantation creation
An example of uneven development regarding deforestation would include: U.S. ownership of the world’s bananas.
All of the following are limits of the forest transition theory, EXCEPT: Assuming that further deforestation may be necessary.
In the process of succession, which of the following shows the correct order of succession? climax vegetation, disturbance, succession
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