Agriculture and Land Test Review

An area of open land that is often used for farming, or any population not classified as urban

• Urban

• City

• State

• Rural

An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas. People usually leave rural areas for more plentiful and better paying jobs in towns and cities.

• Ecosystem service

• Infrastructure

• Urbanization

• Heat Island

A rapidly growing population, however, can overwhelm the infrastructure, leading to traffic jams, substandard housing, and polluted air and water referred to as -

• Urban crisis

• Heat island

• Ecosystem service

• Urban sprawl

Roads, bridges, sewers, and railroads make up -

• Infrastructure

• methods of transportation

• Rural

• Industrial revolution

Rapid spread of a city into adjoining suburbs and rural areas is called -

• Rural crisis

• Urban crisis

• Heat island

• Urban sprawl

____ is an area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas

• Heat island

• Farm

• Corn field

• Urban crisis

Characteristics of Heat Island (check all that apply).

• Increased temperature

• Drought

• Increased rain

• Cool temperature

• Urban area

Benefit of including green space an open areas in a city include:

• Green areas have plants that help minimize CO2 in the air

• Costs more money for the city

• Increases the temperature

• Helps moderate the temperature

• Trees in green space could offer shade

Depletion of vegetation due to the continuous feeding of too many animals is called _______.

• Drought

• Heat island

• Overgrazing

• Pathogen

Example of __________ are, manure used to enrich the soil. synthetic chemicals, or compost.

• Fertilizer

• Plowing

• Irrigation

• Pest control