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| What are the four components of a habitat? |
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| What are the three parts of a tree? |
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Crown (branches & leaves) Bowl (trunk) Roots |
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| What are the two major types of trees? |
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Name five ways to identify a tree |
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Branching (opp. or alt.) Bark Leaves/Fruit/Flowers Size/Shape Location/Habitat |
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What Does the acronym MAD refer to? |
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Maple Ash Dogwood These three trees have opposite branching |
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| Name two trees with compound leaves |
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| The study of identifying trees |
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The study of living organisms and how they interact. |
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| Where was the first forestry school established in the US? |
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The Biltmore Estate Asheville, NC |
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Who was the German Forester who began the first Forestry School? |
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| How did NC get the nickname, the "Tarheel State" |
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| Because of the Naval Stores Industry |
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| What are the three main mineral particles that make up soil, from largest to smallest? |
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Sand (Largest) Silt Clay (Smallest) |
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| Name the Layers in the Soil Horizons |
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Litter (Organic Material) Topsoil (A Horizon) Subsoil (B Horizon) Parent Rock (Bedrock) |
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| What are the three parts of a compass? |
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| Name the four things that every map should have |
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N. Arrow/Compass Rose Scale Legend/Key Title |
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| How many square chains are in an acre? |
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| Name the two components needed for land measurement |
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| The difference between "True North" and "Magnetic North" |
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| The art and science of managing trees |
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| What are the three things that foresters can tell from looking at a trees anual rings? |
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| Name the tool that foresters use to look at a tree's annual rings without cutting it down. |
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| The sequence of changes that will occur over time as a forest grows |
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| Name four tools that foresters can use to measure a tree. |
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Diameter Tape Clinometer Tree Caliper Biltmore Stick |
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| What two measurements do foresters need to find the volume of a tree? |
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Diameter Breast Height 4 1/2 feet |
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What unit is the volume of a tree measured in? |
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| What are the dimensions of one board foot? |
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12 in. x 12 in. x 1 in. 144 cu. in. |
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