World Geography 3202

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1 Section # Today s date: Due date: Unit 4C Terminology Over the next couple of classes, we will be studying about Forest Resources. In order to familiarize yourself with this topic, you are to define the following terms, giving examples where appropriate. (Be sure to do a great job on this, as it will serve as a resource for your tests, quizzes and exams!) 1. Broad Leaf Forest (also give an example) 2. Coniferous Forest (also give an example) 3. Pure Stands 4. Deforestation 5. Clear-cutting 6. Strip-cutting 7. Selective-cutting Page 1 of 5

2 8. (Q1) Using Figure 10.1 (page 162) and Figure 6.8 (page 102), describe the pattern of distribution of forested land on Earth. 9. (Q2) Choose a continent with a low percentage of its land area covered by forest. Using the map of world climatic regions in Figure 5.1 (page 75), account for this low percentage. 10. (Q3) Describe how one specific tree species has adapted to the conditions of its ecosystem. 11. (Q4) Why is it more economical to harvest one tree species in a broadleaf or needleleaf forest ecosystem than it is to harvest a given species in an equatorial rain-forest system? 12. (Q5) Describe the major causes of deforestation. Page 2 of 5

3 Examine Figure 10.2 on page 164, and answer questions 13 and (Q6a) In which tropical areas is the rainforest in most danger of vanishing? 14. (Q6b) In which tropical areas is the rainforest in most danger of being severely diminished? 15. (Q7a) Examine Figure 10.3 on page 164. Describe the factors, in order of importance, that are decreasing the forest cover of the tropical zone. 16. (Q8b) What are the advantages of the Clear-cutting approach? 17. (Q8b) What are the advantages of the Strip-cutting approach? 18. (Q8b) What are the advantages of the Selective-cutting approach? 19. (Q8b) What are the disadvantages of the Clear-cutting approach? Page 3 of 5

4 20. (Q8b) What are the disadvantages of the Strip-cutting approach? 21. (Q8b) What are the disadvantages of the Selective-cutting approach? 22. Read the Case Study on page 166, and then compare the tree-harvesting operations in Canada and Malaysia in terms of the following factors: Factors Canada Malaysia Type of cutting used Degree of labour-intensiveness Degree of capital investment and spending Aspects of the operation that is difficult to control. Forest management practices engaged in by the operations. Uses of harvested timber Page 4 of 5

5 Examine Figure 10.6 (page168): 23. (Q10a) Describe the patterns shown in exports of tropical wood and wood products between 1970 and (What has increased / decreased etc.) 24. (Q10b) The five countries that exported the most forest product in 1994 were Canada, USA, Finland, Sweden, and Germany. Based on the case study (page 166) and Figure 10.6, what kind of wood products do you think they exported? 25. (Q10c) The Food and Agriculture Organization predicts that exports of tropical roundwood (logs) from South America will more than double between the years 1994 and What trend seen in Malaysia and possibly in other tropical-wood exporting countries in Asia might account for this prediction? Page 5 of 5

2. Give examples to show the difference between a human resource, a capital resource and a natural resource.

World Geography 3200/3202 Unit 4 Primary Resources Name: Read Page 133 1. What is a resource? 2. Give examples to show the difference between a human resource, a capital resource and a natural resource.