Knowing That There Are Many Endangered Species Found in the Old

question 40

Multiple Choice

Knowing that there are many endangered species found in the old growth forests of the United States,what might you expect remains today of all the old growth forests that stood in the United States before European settlement?

• A)about 90 percent
• B)about 35 percent
• C)about 50 percent
• D)about 25 percent
• E)less than 10 percent

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Definitions:

Birth Spacing Interval

The period between consecutive births, affecting maternal and child health as well as population growth and family planning.

Hunters and Gatherers

Societies or groups that rely primarily on wild sources of food, obtained through hunting animals, fishing, and gathering plants, rather than agricultural cultivation.

Fertility Rates

The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime within a specific population or country.

Food Foraging

The act of searching for and exploiting food resources, common in hunter-gatherer societies before the advent of agriculture.