Forest Measurements Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - an ecosystem characterized by trees
a forest is comprised of stands
Mensuration - CORRECT ANSWER - a branch of mathematics dealing with
measurements of lengths of lines, area of surfaces, and volumes of solids
Forest Mensuration - CORRECT ANSWER - determination of dimensions, form, weight,
growth, volume, and age of trees collectively and individually
Stand in Forestry - CORRECT ANSWER - land area defined by a clear boundaries, that
form the management unit of the forest
Stand in Silviculture - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-
class distribution, species composition, and associated process
Stand in Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER - continuous group of similar plants or planting
community
Compartment - CORRECT ANSWER - portion of a forest under one ownership, usually
contiguous and composed of a variety of forest stand
purpose of locational reference and as a basis for managing forest recourses
Types of Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - Plantations, industrial, non-industrial, public,
protected, urban, wilderness and park areas
, Units of Measurements - CORRECT ANSWER - English and Metric
English System - CORRECT ANSWER - ft., lbs., sec. (USA)
Metric System - CORRECT ANSWER - meters, grams, litters, (everything else)
DBH - CORRECT ANSWER - Diameter at Breast Height (4.5 ft)
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - CORRECT ANSWER - the grid system of
locating coordinates across the globe (multiple zones)
Starkville UTM Zone 16
State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) - CORRECT ANSWER - a plane coordinate
system (north-south and east-west lines are perpendicular) each individual state has between one
to six zones, depending on the state's size and shape.
Bias - CORRECT ANSWER - a systematic distortion caused by error
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - success of estimating a true value of a quanity
Precision - CORRECT ANSWER - clustering of your estimate and how tightly they are
clustered
Horizontal Distance Determination - CORRECT ANSWER - method for measuring
stand/boundary lines, points for sample plots, or determining tree height and slop
Chain - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 chain = 66ft
1 chain = 100 links
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - an ecosystem characterized by trees
a forest is comprised of stands
Mensuration - CORRECT ANSWER - a branch of mathematics dealing with
measurements of lengths of lines, area of surfaces, and volumes of solids
Forest Mensuration - CORRECT ANSWER - determination of dimensions, form, weight,
growth, volume, and age of trees collectively and individually
Stand in Forestry - CORRECT ANSWER - land area defined by a clear boundaries, that
form the management unit of the forest
Stand in Silviculture - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-
class distribution, species composition, and associated process
Stand in Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER - continuous group of similar plants or planting
community
Compartment - CORRECT ANSWER - portion of a forest under one ownership, usually
contiguous and composed of a variety of forest stand
purpose of locational reference and as a basis for managing forest recourses
Types of Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - Plantations, industrial, non-industrial, public,
protected, urban, wilderness and park areas
, Units of Measurements - CORRECT ANSWER - English and Metric
English System - CORRECT ANSWER - ft., lbs., sec. (USA)
Metric System - CORRECT ANSWER - meters, grams, litters, (everything else)
DBH - CORRECT ANSWER - Diameter at Breast Height (4.5 ft)
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - CORRECT ANSWER - the grid system of
locating coordinates across the globe (multiple zones)
Starkville UTM Zone 16
State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) - CORRECT ANSWER - a plane coordinate
system (north-south and east-west lines are perpendicular) each individual state has between one
to six zones, depending on the state's size and shape.
Bias - CORRECT ANSWER - a systematic distortion caused by error
Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER - success of estimating a true value of a quanity
Precision - CORRECT ANSWER - clustering of your estimate and how tightly they are
clustered
Horizontal Distance Determination - CORRECT ANSWER - method for measuring
stand/boundary lines, points for sample plots, or determining tree height and slop
Chain - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 chain = 66ft
1 chain = 100 links
