Land Use and Human Impact

When human activity and natural process damage land to the point it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

• Urbanization

• Erosion

• Land Degradation

• Deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

• Erosion

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This image is an example of what type of land degradation

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urban Sprawl

• Urbanization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This image is an example of what type of land use

• Residential

• Commercial

• Agricultural

• Recreational

This image is an example of what type of land degradation

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

• Urban Sprawl

Several factors can lead to land degradation. Which of these activities is least likely to contribute to land degradation?

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Poor farming methods

• Using an irrigation system on crops

Soil erosion can increase when humans remove trees and other vegetation from an area. What is this process called?

• Decomposition

• Conservation

• Deforestation

• Urbanization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4