Land Use

How does the expansion of urban development into rural areas affect natural populations in the environment?

• Resources available to the natural populations will decrease.

• The biodiversity of the natural populations will increase.

• The amount of area available to producers will increase.

• Death rates of the natural populations will decrease.

Land used to graze livestock and wildlife

• rangeland

• forest land

• farmland

• urban land

land used to grow plants for food and fiber

• rangeland

• forest land

• farmland

• urban land

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

• rangeland

• parks and preserves

• wetlands

• farmland

land used for houses, businesses, industry and roads

• rangeland

• farmland

• parks and preserves

• urban land

According to the graph, which country has over 80% of the population living in urban areas?

• South America

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

____________-describes an area of open land that is often used for farming, or any population not classified as urban.

• Urban Sprawl

• Rural

• Urban

Of all land covers around the world, which land cover takes up the most area?

• Crops

• Urban

• Rural

• Forest Land

_____-is the depletion of vegetation due to the continuous feeding of too many animals.

• land management

• deforestation

• overgrazing

• harvesting

Doing what to large areas destroys wildlife habitat and causes soil erosion?

• land management

• clear cutting

• reforestation

• deforestation