Land Use Study Guide

Which event caused by people to suddenly start migrating from rural to urban areas?

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

• The Industrial Revolution

Which would NOT an example of an ecosystem service provided by a forest?

• Trees and Bushes

• Area for recreation

• Production of oxygen

• Production of timber and wood

The process of people moving into cities, and the cities growing is known as?

• Heat Island

• Urban Crisis

• Urbanization

• Ecosystem Service

land that is unpopulated, or has a population less than 2,500 people is considered what?

• Rural

• Urban

• Suburban

• Heat Island

Areas of land primarily covered by roads and building, with a population over 2,500 people.

• Urban

• Rural

• Rangeland

• Forestland

The basic support systems provided by a city for its people, including power, communications, transportation, sanitation, and education

• urbanization.

• infrastructure.

• industrialization.

• urban geography.

This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

• urban sprawl
• metropolitan area
• rural fringe
• whooping cough

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______________ is the organizing of cities to ensure they are safe, healthy and enjoyable places to live. It is especially concerned with public spaces that all citizens share, such as streets and parks.

• Ecosystem Service

• Suburban

• Urban Planning

• Urbanization

Land used to graze livestock and wildlife

• rangeland

• forest land

• farmland

• urban land

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What happens when overgrazing occurs?

• The land becomes nutrient rich.

• Vegetation is damaged and erosion can occur.

• Space for livestock begins to run out.

• The land begins to grow weeds that attract vicious bugs.