Land use

Area with more than 2, 500 people and a governing body.

• urban

• wilderness

• rural

• open space

Poor management of rangeland.

• overgrazing

• land-use planning

• reforestation

• wilderness

Developers, environmentalists, citizens, business people, and public officials are all involved in....

• land-use planning

• ecosystem services

• infrastructure

• urbanization

Resources produced by natural and artificial ecosystems.

• ecosystem services

• wilderness

• open space

• reforestation

Provide environmental benefits to urban areas.

• open space

• wilderness

• reforestation

• ecosystem services

Opposite of clear-cutting and selective cutting.

• reforestation

• wilderness

• overgrazing

• urbanization

One benefit of preserving farmland is

• increased CO₂ production.

• increased urban temperatures.

• increased crop production.

• increased urban sprawl.

What can be done to sustain the productivity of rangeland?

• limit herd size

• eliminate invasive plants

• leave the land unused for a time

• all of the above

Heat islands can affect local

• weather patterns

• water levels

• traffic patterns

• harvest patterns

When forests are not replanted after trees are cut, natural resources

• increase.

• decrease.

• regenerate.

• remain unchanged.