Exercises

C06/B1. Right or wrong?

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Mark the correct statements.

Finland belongs to the Northern coniferous forest biome.
Finland belongs to the Northern broadleaf forest biome.

Dry taiga forests are dominated by spruce trees.
Dry taiga forests are dominated by pine trees.

In forest cultivation, seeds or saplings are planted in the forest after felling.
In forest cultivation, seed-producing trees are left in the forest after felling.

The use of fertilizers help to accelerate tree growth.
The use of fertilizers helps to kill unwanted saplings and shrubs.

The final felling can take place 50 years after the saplings have been planted.
The final felling can take place 100 years after the saplings have been planted.

Finland is a globally important producer of paper .
Pulp is a kind of raw material produced by the chemical forest industry.
The forest industry is an important part of the Finnish economy.

The ecosystem services provided by forests mean that they have an important role in the life of humans and other living organisms.

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C06/B2. Immaterial and material resources - What do you think?

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1 = no; 2 = I do not know/I cannot say; 3 = yes

Material forest resourceI have
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planted seeds or saplings in a forest or a garden.
taken part in forestry, for example by helping to gather dead branches from the forest floor.
lived in a house that is wood-heated.
known people who work in forestry or the forest industry.
picked berries from a forest.


Immaterial forest resourceI have
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taken relaxing walks in forests.
learned new things about forests in my biology or geography classes.
admired the beauty of forest landscapes.

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C06/B3. Forest regeneration

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Choose the correct alternative.

a) Seed-producing trees are left in the forest in



b) Saplings are planted in the forest in



c) The best time of year to plant saplings is during the




d) The sustainable use of forests means that


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C06/A4. Forests in the Paikkatietoikkuna service

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Familiarize yourself with the Paikkatietoikkuna map data service.

- Click the "Map Layers" button in the menu on the left, and sort the layers by data producer by selecting the alternative from the drag-down menu.
- Choose the data provider "Natural Resources Finland".
- Select the layer called "Site main class 2015". Close the menus and look at the map.
- The colors on the map display different forest types: broadleaf forest (blue), dry and wet taiga forest (light and deep green), rocky areas (orange) or tundra (brown or gray).

a) Describe what parts of Finland are dominated by

dry taiga forest (tuore kangas)


groves or broadleaf forests (lehto, lehtomainen kangas)


b) Find out how old the trees in your home region are by selecting the map layer "Stand age 2017". What do you discover?

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