Difference between Forest Resources and Fisheries (Perman et al., 2003)
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What percentage of the total land area of the Earth is covered by forests?

  • 40%
  • 25%
  • 20%
  • 31% (correct)

How many people earn their living in forest-related occupations worldwide?

  • 12.5 million (correct)
  • 5 million
  • 20 million
  • 10 million

What is the main reason for the decline in forest area over time?

  • Decrease in agricultural land
  • Increase in forestry jobs
  • Rise in urbanization
  • Pressure of a rising global population (correct)

What is ecological modelling concerned with?

<p>The growth process of plants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relative growth rate of a plant?

<p>The absolute growth rate divided by the characteristic of a plant (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for the replacement of forests with grazing land?

<p>To support an expanding agriculture sector (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between forest resources and fisheries?

<p>Forests focus on many services, whereas fisheries focus on a single service (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is plantation forestry more controllable than marine fishing?

<p>Trees do not migrate, and forest population growth dynamics are simpler (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a similarity between woodlands and fisheries?

<p>Both can be viewed as capital assets that are intrinsically productive (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long does it take for trees to reach biological maturity?

<p>A century or more (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are forests more complex than fisheries?

<p>Forests have more interdependence among species (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do forests and fisheries have in common in terms of growth dynamics?

<p>Both have growth patterns that resemble each other (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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