Dubai National School

Environmental science
2nd Term 2022 -2023
Grade 11 -12 ( )
5.2:Clearcutting

Name: Ayham Date: 26 / 2 / 2023

H.W -2-
Q1-The figure below shows the amount of sediment in runoff in undisturbed areas and in
areas where mining has disturbed the vegetation in the riparian zone of a stream in Brazil.

i. Identify the day of the study when the largest amount of sediment was present in runoff.
_______84 ___

ii. Describe the relationship between the amount of rainfall and the amount of sediment in
runoff.
_ The amount of sediment in the runoff increases after a rain event/high rainfall.
iii. Based on the data in the graph, explain how mining practices affected the water quality in
nearby streams.
There is a increased amount of run off and sediment in waters instead of undisturbed areas
due to the lack of vegetation in mining areas.

Q2- Choose the correct answer.

1- Which of the following changes to the local hydrologic cycle will result if large areas of
land experienced clear-cutting?

A- Transpiration of water from vegetation will increase.

B- Evaporation of water from the soil will increase.

C- Runoff from watersheds will decrease.

D- Siltation of local streams will decrease.

2- Industrial logging threatens many forested ecosystems. Which of the following

environmental consequences will most likely result from clear-cutting deciduous forests for
logging?

A- More carbon dioxide will be added to the atmosphere and increase anthropogenic
climate change.

B- Farmers will be able to utilize more land, resulting in a decrease in the number of
floods.

C- Less oxygen will be used by the trees, so more oxygen will be in the atmosphere for
humans and other animals to use.

D- The regulating services of the area, such as nutrient cycling and water regulation,
would increase with fewer trees in the landscape.

3- Which of the following statements best describes the most unsustainable method of
clear-cutting forests to harvest timber?

A- All but the healthiest trees are removed from a forest.

B- The highest-value trees are selectively removed from a forest.

C- All of the shade-intolerant trees in a small section of a forest are cut down.

D- All of the trees in a forest are cut down and removed in one operation.