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Chapter 9 Chapter Quiz
Protected Areas
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Suppose an area off the coast of Central America includes several coral reefs that are degrading due to coastal pollution and excessive impact by tourists. Regional governments designate it as a protected area (PA). Scientists and conservationists are assigned to manage the PA, intervening as necessary to ensure the survival of the corals and the ecosystem as a whole. How would this protected area be designated by the IUCN?
Ib. Wilderness areas
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II. National Parks
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IV. Habitat/species management areas
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V. Protected landscapes and seascapes
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Two areas of rain forest are adjacent. One is a strictly protected area. The other area, which surrounds the first PA, is a larger area that is multi-managed, used for both hiking and camping, and for selective timber harvesting. What is one benefit of the strictly protected area that is
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It is a larger area.
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It provides more direct benefits to people.
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It allows use of the natural resources available in the area.
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It conserves the biodiversity of the original natural ecosystem.
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Which factor has caused marine protected areas (MPAs) to lag behind terrestrial protected areas until recently?
There are fewer marine areas in need of protection.
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It is harder to find funding and enforce regulations for marine areas.
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Marine areas contain little of value; thus, people have less reason to try to protect them.
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Terrestrial areas are often protected to safeguard their value for tourists; marine areas are not.
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Two new protected areas are created with the following characteristics: Area A has a size of 26,000 hectares, a relatively round shape, and diverse types of habitats. Area B has a size of 2,600 hectares, a long narrow shape, and is nearly all forest. Both areas are well supported by political, economic, and scientific authorities. A student analyzing the characteristics of the two areas decided that Area A would be more effective at maintaining ecosystem diversity. She probably made this decision because Area B is missing all the four Rs of protected area design
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resiliency.
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redundancy.
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reality.
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A large protected area is set aside to aid in the maintenance of an endangered cheetah population. The population of cheetahs in this area increases by 30 percent over the next ten years. Then, a highway is built through the middle of the protected area. In the following ten years, the cheetah population declines by 20 percent. This suggests that
cheetahs fare best in a very large protected area.
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cheetahs are undergoing a natural population cycle.
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most cheetahs during the second decade were killed by cars.
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the highway acted as a corridor, allowing cheetahs to move out of the area.
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Establishing corridors for movement between two protected areas would likely be of most benefit to which species?
A migrating bird
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A migrating mammal
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A plant whose seeds are spread by wind
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A small animal with a small range
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A landscape design that relies more on landscape diversity than on species diversity will likely tend to favor the protection of which type of species?
Rare species
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Common species
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Endangered species
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All species equally
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A prairie existed for hundreds of years, grazed first by bison and then by cattle. The prairie is made into a park, with the goal of maintaining the prairie and enhancing its biodiversity. Park managers are considering whether to retain grazers or not. What is the recommended course?
Do not add grazers; adopting a “nature knows best” approach will maximize biodiversity.
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Do not add grazers; they will eventually deplete the prairie’s species number.
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Do add grazers; past land-management has included grazers and retaining them will maintain biodiversity.
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Do add grazers; they will cause the area to undergo ecological succession, which is necessary to maintain the habitat.
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An area is important because it is home to several species of endangered plants. The area is designated as protected, with the goal of maximizing plant species diversity. Of these monitoring methods, which method would likely be
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Monitoring species with remote sensing using satellites and drones
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Placing sampling quadrats and monitoring the number of species inside them
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Monitoring the number of species along straight lines in selected areas
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Visually monitoring the area to identify individual species
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The killing of Cecil the Lion occurred as a result of which challenge of PA management?
Poaching for food
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Illegal harvesting of resources
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Illegal trophy hunting
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Human-animal conflict
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