ENV SCI Land

Describes an area that contains a city.

• Urban

• Rural

• Heat Island

• Services

Describes an area of open land that is often used for farming.

• City

• Urban

• Rural

• Industry

The role that organisms play in creating a healthful environment for humans

• Ecosystem Services

• Ecology Services

• Life Services

An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas.

• Ruralism

• Urbanization

• Farming

The basic facilities of a country or region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.

• Urbanism

• City Facilities

• Infrastructure

The rapid spread of a city into adjoining suburbs and rural areas.

• Urban Sprawl

• Urbanization

• Urban Spreading

An area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas.

• Heat City

• Hot Peninsula

• Heat Island

A set of policies and activities related to potential uses of land that is put in place before an area is developed.

• Land-use Planning

• Rural Planning

• Ecosystem Services

An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data.

• Heat Island

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Land-Use PLanning

The depletion of vegetation due to the continuous feeding of too many animals.

• Overgrazing

• Reforestation

• Deforestation