Chapter 14.1 Quiz

The mechanization of many jobs, which resulted in major population shifts from rural areas to urban areas

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• ecosystem services

• The Montreal Protocol

Land that is used to graze livestock and wildlife

• parks and preserves

• urban land

• cropland

• rangeland

Land used for recreation and scenic enjoyment, and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems

• rural land

• parks and preserves

• forestland

• rangeland

Relatively few people and large areas of open space

• urban land

• cropland

• rural land

Buildings, roads, houses, and industry

• urban land

• rural land

• rangeland

Resources produced by natural and artificial ecosystems, meant to create a healthy environment for humans

• ecosystem services

• parks and preserves

• standard of living

Why did most people live in rural areas before 1850?

• Most people depended upon agriculture.

• Most people depended upon mining.

• Most people depended upon hunting.

• Most people worked in factories.

The area of rural land needed to support one person depends upon

• climate

• standard of living

• efficient use of resources

• all of the above

Area with a population of 2,500 people or more

• urban

• rural

Area with a governing body, such as a city council

• urban

• rural