True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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The first Arbor day was
observed in Nebraska in 1872.
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2.
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Over half of our nation’s
commercial forest lands belong to private individuals.
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3.
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The world’s largest
forest regions are in the Soviet Union and Brazil.
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4.
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The growth of good high grade
timber in America now exceeds the rate of cut.
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5.
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A fire can be stopped by
cutting off the supply of fuel and oxygen.
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6.
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The great plains is devoid of
massed timber stands.
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7.
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President Harrison was
responsible for the greatest set aside of forest land in history.
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8.
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Arbor Day occurs on the first
Monday in September.
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9.
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The great Peshtigo fire
occurred on the same day as the great Chicago fire, October 8, 1871.
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10.
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Arbor day is generally
associated with the planting of trees in the community.
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11.
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The forest products laboratory
is located in Washington.
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12.
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The CCC is a government agency
that was established in the depression and is still in operation today.
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13.
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The five basic forest strata
layers of plants include the canopy, the understory, shrub layer, herb layer and forest
floor.
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14.
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The USDA and various state
agencies operate nurseries to raise trees for reforestation.
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15.
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Penn’s ordinance
requiring the settler to leave one acre in timber for every five acres cleared was started in
Virginia.
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16.
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Today there are 146 national
forest areas in the United States.
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17.
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Well managed forests are a
highly productive vegetative cover for watersheds.
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18.
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Tropical rain forests grown
near the equator, where the climate is warm and wet year round.
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19.
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The U.S. forest service was
established in 1927.
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20.
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The first American University
to establish a school of forestry was the University of Illinois in 1872.
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21.
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The original forest areas in
the United States covered about 1/2 of the total land area.
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22.
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The president responsible for
the greatest forest acreage set aside was Franklin Roosevelt.
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23.
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Early forest tax laws were
established by Michigan and Wisconsin.
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24.
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The term lease law made
provisions for permits to enable construction of hones, resorts, and stores in National
forests.
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25.
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Lookout towers are used to spot
distant forest fires.
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26.
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The trees for tomorrow
environment education center is located in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
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27.
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The first fire tower in the
U.S. was located in Oregon.
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28.
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Petrified forest national park
is located in Arizona.
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29.
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The largest and perhaps the
oldest living tree found in certain parts of the pacific region are Sequoia.
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30.
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Decomposers such as bacteria,
Fungi, and insects play a vital role in recycling chemical elements through the forest
ecosystem.
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