Land vocab flashcard

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Reestablishment and development of trees in a forest?

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Reforestation

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Process of clearing forests?

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Deforestation

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Role of organisms in a healthful environment for humans?

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Ecosystem services

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Area with higher air temperature than surrounding rural areas.

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heat island

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Automated system for capturing, storing, and displaying geographic data.

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geographic information system

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Region not cultivated or inhabited by humans?

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wilderness

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Depletion of vegetation from excessive animal feeding?

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overgrazing

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Set of policies for land use before development?

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land use planning

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Area of open land often used for farming?

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rural

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Rapid city spread into suburbs and rural areas?

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urban sprawl