Environmental

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What’s urban land

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land covered mainly with buildings and roads

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Examples of urban land

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Cities, towns, suburbs

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Key concepts

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Urban sprawl:Rapid expansion of a city into surrounding countryside.

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Key concepts p.2

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Heat island effect- increased temperature in cities compared to surrounding areas

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Infrastructure

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Public facilities like roads, hospitals, sewers

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Rural land

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Land with relatively few people and large areas of open space

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Types of rural land

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Cropland- used to grow plants

Rangeland-used to graze livestock and wildlife

Forest land- used for harvesting wood,wildlife,fish,nuts,and other resources

Parks and preserves- used for recreation

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Ecosystem services provided by rural land

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Oxygen production

Aesthetic beauty

Natural resources

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Wetlands

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Areas where land and water interact, characterized by saturated soils or waterlogged conditions supporting vegetation

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Mountains

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a large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level a large steep hill