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Sheridan FFA Forestry Practice Test #6



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

In Forestry, the letters TSI stand for the words_____.
a.
total salable investment
c.
total site income
b.
timber stand improvement
d.
taxable site index
 

 2. 

The closeness of the tree tops is called____.
a.
closed canopy
c.
crown density
b.
open canopy
d.
carrying capacity
 

 3. 

The scientific management of forests for the continuous output of products and other benefits is called____.
a.
dendrology
c.
ecology
b.
forestry
d.
forest mensuration
 

 4. 

The art of producing and caring for a forest is called____.
a.
dendrology
b.
silviculture
c.
arboriculture
d.
ecology
 

 5. 

A method of harvesting that removes all of the trees in the stand is called___.
a.
clearing
b.
clear cutting
c.
total cutting
d.
total removal
 

 6. 

A cutting which removes trees of poor quality- undesirable species- or poor condition is called______.
a.
improvement cutting
c.
thinning
b.
upgrading
d.
defect clearing
 

 7. 

Cutting burnt or damaged trees before they become completely worthless is called___.
a.
improvement cutting
c.
scalping
b.
salvage cutting
d.
pole cutting
 

 8. 

Cutting large trees which are shading small trees is called___.
a.
thinning
c.
shade tree cutting
b.
selective cutting
d.
release cutting
 

 9. 

Removing a part of the stand to promote faster growth of the remaining stand is called___.
a.
thinning
c.
improvement cutting
b.
release cutting
d.
release cutting
 

 10. 

Removal of mature trees which are the highest quality and most valuable is known as__.
a.
clear cutting
b.
selective cutting
c.
type cutting
d.
mature cutting
 

 11. 

There are ____ feet in a Rod.
a.
9
b.
12
c.
16.5
d.
18
 

 12. 

There are ____ feet in a chain.
a.
22
b.
33
c.
44
d.
66
 

 13. 

There are ____ square feet in an acre.
a.
28,400
b.
43,560
c.
52,700
d.
66,000
 

 14. 

There are ____ acres in a square mile.
a.
250
b.
320
c.
500
d.
640
 

 15. 

A square mile is commonly called a____.
a.
quarter
b.
section
c.
township
d.
region
 

 16. 

A normal township contains____ sections.
a.
24
b.
25
c.
36
d.
50
 

 17. 

How many acres in this legal land description?
E1/2 - NW1/4 - SE1/4 - Sec.14 - T38N - R9W
a.
160
b.
40
c.
20
d.
10
 

 18. 

When numbering the sections in a township, always start numbering in the____corner.
a.
northwest
b.
northeast
c.
southeast
d.
southwest
 

 19. 

How many acres in rectangular field 1/4 mile long by 1/4 mile wide?
a.
160
b.
80
c.
40
d.
20
 

 20. 

How many acres in a rectangular field which is 220 feet long by 400 feet wide.
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
 



 
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