A) 5 million hectares B) 10 million hectares C) 2 million hectares D) 7 million hectares
A) British Columbia B) Ontario C) Alberta D) Quebec
A) Washington, Idaho, and Montana B) Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado C) Oregon, California, and Nevada D) Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
A) Northern B) Southern C) Windward D) Leeward
A) 54° North to 45° North B) 55° North to 48° North C) 50° North to 40° North D) 60° North to 50° North
A) 100-300 km B) 200-400 km C) 500-700 km D) 800-1000 km
A) Jasper B) Vancouver C) Purden Lake D) Prince George
A) Seven B) Six C) Eight D) Five
A) Valdivian temperate rainforest B) Eastern Canadian temperate rainforest C) European rainforest relicts D) Coastal Pacific temperate rainforest
A) Tropical fern varieties B) Oceanic lichen species C) Coastal bird migration patterns D) High salinity tolerance
A) More humid B) Warmer C) Colder D) Identical
A) 5.4°C B) 4.5°C C) 2.7°C D) 9.5°C
A) 0.5 to 2.0°C B) 5.0 to 7.0°C C) 8.0 to 10.0°C D) 2.7 to 4.5°C
A) Arctic air currents B) Pacific storm systems and maritime air masses C) Constant volcanic heat D) Atlantic high-pressure fronts
A) Winds from Canada and the Great Plains B) Southern maritime winds C) Pacific Westerlies D) Trade winds
A) 1,500 to 3,000 mm B) 700 to 1,500 mm C) 2,000 to 4,000 mm D) 500 to 1,000 mm
A) Oceanic currents B) Lack of rain clouds C) Low winter temperatures D) High mountain altitudes
A) Underground aquifers B) Snowpack melting and early summer precipitation C) Increased humidity from neighboring lakes D) Frequent autumn fog
A) Western red cedar B) Western hemlock C) Subalpine fir D) Lodgepole pine
A) Red alder B) Lodgepole pine C) Grand fir D) Western red cedar
A) Pacific Temperate zone B) Subalpine Spruce zone C) Coastal Maritime zone D) Interior Cedar-Hemlock Biogeoclimatic zone
A) Lodgepole pine B) Hanging moss C) Engelmann spruce D) Deer fern
A) Hanging moss B) Grand fir C) Red alder D) Subalpine fir
A) 20% B) 80% C) 40% D) 60%
A) As an indicator for the location of forest patches B) As a method for reforestation in coastal areas C) To determine the age of the oldest tree stands D) As a primary food source for local fauna
A) Alnus B) Lobaria C) Pinus D) Abies
A) Because of extreme cold temperatures B) Because of their humid climate C) Because of high salinity in the soil D) Because of high volcanic activity
A) Mountain caribou B) Grizzly bear C) Wolverine D) Grey wolf
A) 2-5m B) 0.5-1m C) 1-2m D) 5-10m
A) Air pollution B) Increased mountain temperatures C) Beetle infestations D) Increase in logging
A) Local conservationists B) A local hydroelectric firm C) Dominick DellaSala D) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A) Beetles migrate south B) Beetle reproduction cycles slow down C) More beetles survive D) Beetles go extinct
A) Gap dynamics B) Avalanches C) Clear-cutting D) Hydroelectric flooding
A) Strict protected area status B) Logging moratoriums C) Conservation-area design (CAD) techniques D) Federal legislation |