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Journal of Forestry Online Quiz
Derived from the 2008 June Journal of Forestry
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The Journal of Forestry Quiz is approved for 1.5 continuing forestry education (CFE) credit hours in Category 1-CF by the Society of American Foresters. Successful completion of the self-assessment, defined as a cumulative score of at least 70%, is required to earn CFE credit. CFE approval is valid for one year from the issue date of publication, and participants may submit the quiz at any time during that period.

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1. A large PDOP value indicates:
a) The measurement accuracy of your GPS receiver.
b) Diminished satellite geometry and measurement reliability.
c) That your GPS receiver is able to collect positions.
2. WAAS provides:
a) Differential corrections for GPS measurements.
b) Approximately 30 satellites to support GPS measurements.
c) The ability to collect measurements under forest canopy without interruption.
3. NAVSTAR is managed by:
a) The National Geodetic Survey.
b) The U.S. Air Force.
c) The Department of Defense.
4. The results of the study of forest restoration planning and assessment in the southern Appalachian Mountains support the hypothesis that sustainable yellow pine forests are maintained by:
a) Fire
b) Southern pine beetles
c) Fire and southern pine beetles
5. In the article on forest restoration planning and assessment in the southern Appalachian Mountains, forest restoration is defined as:
a) Re-plant trees
b) The reestablishment of natural ecological processes
c) Natural succession
6. The authors of the article on forest restoration planning and assessment in the southern Appalachian Mountains suggest that landscape models are:
a) Useful research tool and valuable aid for foresters
b) Without any limitations
c) Only useful at large spatial and temporal scales
7. The majority of private forested areas adjacent to public wildlands are:
a) Currently developed at high densities
b) Currently developed at low densities
c) Still undeveloped
8. Legislation requires zoning in high wildfire risk areas in:
a) None of the western states
b) Only two of the eleven western states
c) All western states
9. Which two species account for about 2/3 of the forests in the Balkan Region?
a) Pine and oak
b) Oak and cherry
c) Beech and oak
10. The article, Timber Sale Systems in the Balkan Region, discusses which two types of timber sales?
a) Contracts and verbal agreements
b) Auctions and contracts
c) Auctions and handshakes

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