Sample Envirothon Test Questions
FORESTRY- Sample Test Questions
1. What does "basal area" represent?
- The average diameter of the trees on a hectare of land
- The number of trees per hectare
- The total surface area in square meters of the tree"stumps"on one hectare at breast height
- The volume of wood per hectare that is growing at one period of time
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WILDLIFE - Sample Test Questions
1. Which of the following species uses the interface between forest and agriculture as part of its habitat?
- Song sparrow
- Snowshoe Hare
- Scarlet tanagers
- Flying squirrels
- Eastern coyote
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AQUATIC ECOLOGY - Sample Test Questions
1. What are six benefits of establishing riparian buffers along stream banks.
- To stabilize stream banks and prevent erosion
- To filter runoff from surrounding lands
- To shade streams and control water temperatures
- To provide sources of food and nutrients to aquatic organisms
- To provide habitat for aquatic organisms
- To provide natural travel corridors for wildlife
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SOIL/Land Use - Sample Test Questions
10. Name the Nova Scotia Provincial Soil : N.S. adopts “Queens Soil” as symbol
Posted May. 29th, 2008 by FBC staff :
One of Nova Scotia’s official symbols will now be its reddish-brown clay loam soil.
The province announced Wednesday that Queens Soil, developed from reddish brown clay loam till derived from red shales and mudstones, and significant to the province’s agriculture and forestry sectors, will be its official soil.
The decision followed lobbying and research by the Waycobah High School Envirothon Team, Premier Rodney MacDonald said in a release.
“They indicated that the province had not designated any soil as a provincial symbol, and suggested that it should be included as part of our official symbols,” he said. “The passage of the bill yesterday adds Queens Soil to that list.”
Waycobah is a Mi’kmaq community about half an hour north of Port Hawkesbury on Cape Breton Island. Its team had researched the subject for the Canon Envirothon, an event in which school teams compete for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management. Soils and land use are one of the four testing categories.