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Forest Service Practice

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  1. This agency began in 1905 in order to make sure quality water and timber was available for the nation.

    1. The Forest Service 
    2. USDA
    3. Alabama Forestry Commission
    4. Clean Water Agency

    Answer: a. The Forest Service 

  2. Part of the Forest Service’s mission is to sustain
    1. their budget allocation from year to year
    2. the job of the director of the Forest Service  
    3. the health, diversity, and productivity of the national forests and grasslands

    Answer: c. the health, diversity, and productivity of the national forests and grasslands

  3. The Forest Service is part of which department?

    1. Department of Defense
    2. Department of Agriculture
    3. Department of the Interior     
    4. Department of Commerce

    Answer: b. Department of Agriculture

  4. A District Ranger is in charge of an area called a:
    1. District
    2. National Forest
    3. National Grassland

    Answer: a. District

  5. A Forest Supervisor is in charge of:
    1. A District
    2. A National Forest      
    3. A National Grassland

    Answer: b. A National Forest      

  6. A Regional Forester is in charge of

    1. The Forest Service     
    2. A District
    3. A Region

    Answer: c. A Region

  7. What are the five main ways the Forest Service achieves its mission?

    1. international programs, workforce turnover, sustainability, research, and water quality
    2. research, planting trees, making movies about trees, selling lumber, and international programs
    3. resource protection, research, workforce diversity, international programs, and state and local forests

    Answer: c. resource protection, research, workforce diversity, international programs, and state and local forests

  8. In what city is the headquarters of the Forest Service located?
    1. Washington, D.C.      
    2. Atlanta, Georgia
    3. Chicago, Illinois
    4. Denver, Colorado

    Answer: a. Washington, D.C.      

  9. How many Forest Service Regions are in the United States?

    1. 5
    2. 9
    3. 8
    4. 10

    Answer: b. 9

  10. How many National Forests are in the United States?
    1. 20
    2. 100
    3. 155
    4. 175

    Answer: c. 155

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