Set197L2
1. What is the lecture mainly about?
A. How forests affect the environment
B. New research findings about tree harvesting
C. Important considerations for choosing a tree-harvesting method
D. The role of forest managers in tree-harvesting operations
2. According to the professor, what kind of trees are usually replanted after clear cutting?
A. Trees that improve overall soil quality
B. Trees that reach maturity quickly
C. Trees that are resistant to fire
D. Trees that are similar to those in the original forest
3. Why does the professor mention road building?
A.To point out a potential negative consequence of selective cutting
B. To emphasize that forests need to be made accessible to the public
C. To explain why clear-cutting is sometimes more expensive than selective cutting
D. To grve an example ot a benetit of tree harvesting that most people are not aware of
4. What point does the professor make about privately owned forested land in the Jnited States?
A. The amount of forested land that is privately owned is rapidly decreasing
B. The government shoukd not regulate how privately owned forested land can be used
C.Most privately owned forested land has never boon logged commercially
D. Most privately owned forested land belongs to families and individuals
5. What does the professor imply about companies that are hired by owners of family forests to harvest trees on their property?
A. They tend to be large corporations
B. Their goals might be different from the owners’ goals
C. They sometimes know more about managing forests than professional forest managers to
D. They may be able to provide forestry services that are not directly related to tree harvesting.
6. What is the professor’s attitude about the term “selective cutting”?
A. She is pleased that most people are familiar with it
B. She thinks it is more useful than the term “high grading.
C. She is surprised that it is not more widely used in contracts
D. She is concerned that it can be misleading
