Land constraint, geography vocabulary term

Land that is suitable for the growing of crops.

• Derelict Land

• Arable Land

• Landfill

The clearing of forests.

• Reforestation

• Reclamation

• Deforestation

Land that is badly damaged and cannot be used effectively.

• Scarcity

• Derelict Land

• Landfill

A method of creating land from the sea through the use of polders.

• Empoldering

• Land Constraint

• Terracing

The watering of crops through artificial means.

• Scarcity

• Irrigation

• Reclamation

The process whereby empty plots of land are created for various land uses.

• Arable Land

• Landfill

• Land clearance

A limit to the amount of land that can be developed for various uses.

• Land Constraint

• Natural heritage

• Opportunity Cost

Creating land by draining waterlogged areas such as swamps and marshes, and filling them with material like sand to form dry land.

• Landfill reclamation

• Empoldering reclamation

• Reclaiming derelict Land

An area where land is carefully managed to protect its wildlife, plants and other natural features and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

• Natural reserve

• Natural heritage

• Natural resources

The cost of not being able to use a piece of land for its next best use.

• Price mechanism

• Price tag

• Opportunity cost