North American inland temperate rainforest - Quiz
North American inland temperate rainforest
  • 1. What is the approximate total area of the North American inland temperate rainforest?
A) 2 million hectares
B) 7 million hectares
C) 5 million hectares
D) 10 million hectares
  • 2. Which Canadian province contains parts of this inland rainforest?
A) Quebec
B) British Columbia
C) Ontario
D) Alberta
  • 3. Which US states contain parts of the inland rainforest?
A) Washington, Idaho, and Montana
B) Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
C) Oregon, California, and Nevada
D) Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado
  • 4. On which side of the mountain slopes are these rainforest patches typically located?
A) Windward
B) Southern
C) Northern
D) Leeward
  • 5. What is the approximate latitudinal range of the inland rainforest?
A) 60° North to 50° North
B) 50° North to 40° North
C) 54° North to 45° North
D) 55° North to 48° North
  • 6. Approximately how far inland from the Pacific coast is the interior wet-belt located?
A) 100-300 km
B) 200-400 km
C) 800-1000 km
D) 500-700 km
  • 7. What is the northernmost point mentioned for the interior wet-belt?
A) Purden Lake
B) Vancouver
C) Jasper
D) Prince George
  • 8. According to the Rainforest Distribution Model, how many definitive temperate rainforest regions exist?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Eight
  • 9. The inland rainforest is recognized as an 'inland counterpart' to which other forest type?
A) Eastern Canadian temperate rainforest
B) Valdivian temperate rainforest
C) Coastal Pacific temperate rainforest
D) European rainforest relicts
  • 10. What feature do inland rainforests share with coastal Pacific rainforests despite the distance?
A) Coastal bird migration patterns
B) Tropical fern varieties
C) High salinity tolerance
D) Oceanic lichen species
  • 11. How do the winters in the inland rainforest compare to the coastal Pacific rainforest?
A) More humid
B) Identical
C) Colder
D) Warmer
  • 12. What was the mean annual temperature measured in northern Idaho rainforest patches?
A) 5.4°C
B) 9.5°C
C) 4.5°C
D) 2.7°C
  • 13. What is the range of mean annual temperature in British Columbian inland rainforest areas?
A) 8.0 to 10.0°C
B) 5.0 to 7.0°C
C) 2.7 to 4.5°C
D) 0.5 to 2.0°C
  • 14. What is the primary factor that creates the humid climate in the inland rainforest?
A) Atlantic high-pressure fronts
B) Constant volcanic heat
C) Pacific storm systems and maritime air masses
D) Arctic air currents
  • 15. What wind pattern dominates the southern inland rainforest regions during the summer?
A) Pacific Westerlies
B) Trade winds
C) Southern maritime winds
D) Winds from Canada and the Great Plains
  • 16. What is the general range of mean annual precipitation in the inland rainforest?
A) 700 to 1,500 mm
B) 2,000 to 4,000 mm
C) 500 to 1,000 mm
D) 1,500 to 3,000 mm
  • 17. Why does winter precipitation in British Columbian inland rainforest patches generally fall as snow?
A) Low winter temperatures
B) Oceanic currents
C) Lack of rain clouds
D) High mountain altitudes
  • 18. What helps offset the drying effect of colder winters and warmer summers in these forests?
A) Frequent autumn fog
B) Snowpack melting and early summer precipitation
C) Increased humidity from neighboring lakes
D) Underground aquifers
  • 19. Which tree species was likely the first to colonize northern regions after the last deglaciation?
A) Lodgepole pine
B) Western red cedar
C) Western hemlock
D) Subalpine fir
  • 20. Which tree species typically forms the oldest stands in inland rainforests?
A) Lodgepole pine
B) Red alder
C) Western red cedar
D) Grand fir
  • 21. What is the Canadian classification for the inland rainforest area?
A) Pacific Temperate zone
B) Subalpine Spruce zone
C) Coastal Maritime zone
D) Interior Cedar-Hemlock Biogeoclimatic zone
  • 22. Which vascular oceanic species is mentioned as growing in inland rainforest patches?
A) Deer fern
B) Hanging moss
C) Engelmann spruce
D) Lodgepole pine
  • 23. What is an example of an epiphytic plant found in these forests?
A) Hanging moss
B) Subalpine fir
C) Red alder
D) Grand fir
  • 24. Approximately what percentage of lichens found in the Pacific northwestern rainforest are also found in the inland rainforest?
A) 20%
B) 80%
C) 60%
D) 40%
  • 25. What are oceanic lichens used for in the context of inland rainforests?
A) As an indicator for the location of forest patches
B) As a primary food source for local fauna
C) To determine the age of the oldest tree stands
D) As a method for reforestation in coastal areas
  • 26. Which of these is a genus of oceanic lichen found in inland rainforests?
A) Abies
B) Alnus
C) Lobaria
D) Pinus
  • 27. Why do inland rainforest patches support oceanic species?
A) Because of extreme cold temperatures
B) Because of high volcanic activity
C) Because of their humid climate
D) Because of high salinity in the soil
  • 28. Which animal is considered the most characteristic for the inland rainforests?
A) Grizzly bear
B) Mountain caribou
C) Grey wolf
D) Wolverine
  • 29. How much snow typically accumulates in the mountainous regions during winter?
A) 0.5-1m
B) 5-10m
C) 1-2m
D) 2-5m
  • 30. Why has the habitat for oceanic hair lichen been diminishing?
A) Increase in logging
B) Beetle infestations
C) Air pollution
D) Increased mountain temperatures
  • 31. Who compared the logging speed of British Columbia's inland rainforest to the Brazilian tropical rainforest?
A) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
B) A local hydroelectric firm
C) Dominick DellaSala
D) Local conservationists
  • 32. What happens to beetles as a result of warmer winters?
A) Beetle reproduction cycles slow down
B) Beetles go extinct
C) More beetles survive
D) Beetles migrate south
  • 33. What is a small-scale disturbance characterized by the death and decay of trees?
A) Gap dynamics
B) Avalanches
C) Hydroelectric flooding
D) Clear-cutting
  • 34. What is used by the United States to catalogue inland rainforest areas?
A) Logging moratoriums
B) Strict protected area status
C) Conservation-area design (CAD) techniques
D) Federal legislation
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