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Managing Ecosystems
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Which of the following is an advantage of ecotourism?
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The number of tourists can disrupt breeding and nesting
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Money is put into the economy, providing jobs for the locals
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Sustainable hunting can give money to regions with no other tourist resources
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Local infrastructure may be improved to take cars and provide places for the tourists to stay
Q.2
What is agroforestry?
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Removing trees to plant crops
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Burning trees to enrich soils
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Growing trees as a crop
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Growing trees and crops at the same time
Q.3
In some forests, as trees are chopped down, they are replaced and allowed to grow to a reasonable size before being logged in turn. What is this known as?
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Afforestation
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Deforestation
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Cycle logging
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Reserve planting
Q.4
Which of the following is a way recreational users of ecosystems (such as cyclists, walkers, and horse riders) can negatively impact the natural environment?
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Footpath erosion
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Taking money from the local economy
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Leaving behind litter
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Moving seeds of invasive species around the environment
Q.5
What is pollarding?
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Cutting the bark of a tree to allow it to die naturally
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Digging up the roots of tree stumps to clear the land
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A traditional method of woodland management involving hard pruning to keep the trees smaller
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A modern method of growing trees by allowing the roots to grow into specific mediums and water troughs
Q.6
Which of the following is a way that humans manage ecosystems?
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Urban sprawl
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Preventing poaching
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Removing bracken from particular areas
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Building footpaths
Q.7
How do nature reserves help protect biodiversity?
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The reserves allow animals and plants to exist and breed in safety
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The reserves stop entire species being hunted or harvested
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The reserves allow hunting in that area alone, protecting the rest of the landscape
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The reserves prevent all access by people to the area
Q.8
Which of the following is an example of sustainable logging?
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Trees are only felled when they reach a particular height. This allows young trees a guaranteed life span and the forest will regain full maturity after around 30-50 years
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Trees are removed individually using traditional methods such as pony logging. These trees are often removed to improve the overall health of the forest
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Mimicking natural disasters such as forest fires, tornados and land-slides in areas where the ecosystems have adapted to this occurrence
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Growing monocultures of fast-growing trees that are removed in one single occurrence. Often these faster-growing trees are conifers and similar
Q.9
The project encouraged fish keepers in economically advanced nations to buy aquarium fish caught in a sustainable manner by locals to the Amazon region. How does this encourage sustainability in the Amazon?
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People are made aware of the importance of the ecosystem and will be more inclined to protect it
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The local people protect the forest and the river system in order to protect the fish which provide a worthwhile income
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The fish would have damaged the natural environment if left in the wild
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Species kept in captivity can be released back into the wild at a later date
Q.10
There has been a shift away from clean forests towards leaving wood to rot on the forest floor. What does leaving tree trunks and branches to rot do for the ecosystem?
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It discourages people from walking through the woodland
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It draws up toxins from the soil
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The fallen trees and branches may take root and regrow
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It encourages wildlife and fungi
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