UWSP NRES 250 EXAM 3 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

UWSP NRES 250 EXAM 3 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. 100 links in changing tape
Answer:
66 ft

Question:
2. What is the difference between the two land survey systems used in the U.S. a. Metes and Bounds
Answer:
distance

Question:
3. French log lot
Answer:
(1) Utilitarian purpose (2) retangular plots; challenging and rely on neighbors (3) back then, children
inherited 1/number of children plot of land

Question:
4. US Public lands survey
Answer:
i) PLSS ii) Retangular land survey iii) Original locations: W. Mississippi River, N. Ohio river, AL., MI,
parts of FL iv) 37 initial points; base line (E/W), Principal meridian

Question:
5. Initial point (origin)
Answer:
starting point to go in direct

Question:
6. Principal Meridian (4th)
Answer:
(i) N/S direction; legal description start point (ii) County/parish/state accepted alternative to PM

Question:
7. Base line
Answer:
line runs E/W across initial point

Question:
8. Standard parallels
Answer:
(i) Survey lines; E/W direction, located every 24 miles of point (ii) Parallel to base line (iii) Correction line

,Question:
9. Guide Meridians
Answer:
(i) N/S direction, 24 miles E/W of GM or PM (ii) Earths curvature example; slanted on map and correct
curvature (iii) True corners: don't have corners above/below on SP (iv) Incorrect corner: don't converge
together

Question:
10. Township lines
Answer:
All the lines in a rectangular survey system that run east and west, parallel to the base line six miles apart.
parallel to BL and SP

Question:
11. Range lines (submeridians)
Answer:
The surveyed north-south lines running every six miles east and west of the principal meridian or GM.

Question:
12. Township
Answer:
(i) 6x6 miles (36 sq. mi.) (common) (ii) Flatter land (iii) Have initial point, lines run E/W, Townships run
N/S of baseline

Question:
13. section
Answer:
(i) ~ 1 mi x 1 mile, 640 acres (ii) 36 sections (6x6 (iii) 1 chain= 66 ft (iv) 80 chains= 1 mile (5280/66=80)
(v) 1 acre= 43560 sq. ft.

Question:
14. Which section has the greatest potential error
Answer:
Section 6 less than 640 acres

Question:
15. Error is :
Answer:
cumulative

Question:
16. Trees tolerate flooding
Answer:
(i) Ability to metabolize toxic respiration products (ii) Tolerance to O2 deficiency (iii) Tolerance rating of
trees (iv) Tupelo trees

, Question:
17. Basics of silvics of bald cypress
Answer:
(i) Need running/ standing water (slow) (ii) Purpose of knees: keep tree vertical (iii) Growth rate
differences:
1. Wet: slow
2. seasonally flooded: moderate
3. moist sites: best (iv) Rot resistance of the species (heartwood)
1. Sapwood can decay

Question:
18. basic silvics of black spruce
Answer:
(i) Site location in the southern range (WI) (ii) Site location in the northern range (Canada) (iii) Site index
range by site: 20-40 9low acid bogs and timberline) slow grow

Question:
19. Does black spruce hang out with jack pine and why
Answer:
1. Yes; becomes relegated to wetter environment
2. Cone catches

Question:
20. Why is sweetgum a good urban forest species
Answer:
i. Tolerance to oxygen poor soil ii. Fall color: red iii. Bottomland and tolerance genes to O2 deficiency iv.
Any issues with the fruit?: spiky outer layer

Question:
21. Where should you prune a tree branch
Answer:
i) Prune right up to branch collar (2 in or smaller are ideal) ii) Circular swelling occurs when done wright
(donut shape) avoid flush cut iii) Branch bark inclusion: happens when pruning is not done when needs to
be (cracking)

Question:
22. What is tree diversity and how can diversity be quantified
Answer:
i) increases odds of resilience ii) uneven age is good iii) Emerald ash borer: insect not good for trees iv)
Guide to diversity (1) 5-10% species (2) 10-20% genera (3) 15-30% family

Question:
23. When selecting a tree how is cold tolerance used
Answer:
i) Hardiness zone (4B zone of WI) ii) Based on mean of annual minimum temperature