Land Use and Management

Land that is used to graze livestock and wildlife.

• rural land
• urban land
• rangeland
• crop land

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

 Land used to grow plants for food and fiber

• cropland
• urban land
• rural land
• forestland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Relatively few people and large areas of open space.

• rangeland
• urban land
• rural land
• parks and preserves

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

• parks and preserves
• urban land
• ecosystem services
• forest land

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Area protected from exploitation

• wilderness

• rural

• infrastructure

• open space

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are impacts of overgrazing?

• pollution and use of more resources
• loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification
• more people than the infrastructure can support
• creation of heat islands

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

^Term
This consequence can result from poor management of animals on rangelands.

• ecosystem services
• reforestation
• overgrazing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

^Term
These are resources produced by natural and artificial ecosystems.

• ecosystem services
• reforestation
• overgrazing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

^Term
The term used for the movement of people from rural areas to cities.

• wilderness
• urbanization
• land-use planning

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

^Concept
In cities, when: traffic jams, substandard housing, and pollution result, then this exists.

• urbanization
• urban sprawl
• urban crisis
  

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4