Intro to land use change

Based on the map, which land use category occupies the smallest percentage of the global land area?

• Built-up area

• Cropland

• Freshwater

• Shrub

Which of the following best describes the difference between land cover and land use?

• Land cover refers to the physical land type, while land use refers to how people are using the land.

• Land cover and land use both refer to the same thing.

• Land cover describes only human activities, while land use describes only natural features.

• Land cover is about property ownership, while land use is about weather patterns.

Which of the following is an example of land cover?

• Deciduous forests

• Multi-family residential homes

• Shopping centres

• Tree nurseries

What is a potential negative consequence of the expansion of croplands, pastures, plantations, and urban areas as described in the material?

• Increased biodiversity

• Losses of biodiversity and threats to ecosystem capacity

• Decreased energy and water consumption

• Improved regulation of climate and air quality

Which stage in the Land Use Transition Model is characterized by the most rapid period of decline for natural ecosystems?

• Pre-settlement

• Frontier

• Intensifying

• Intensive

Which stage in the Land Use Transition Model is characterized by sustainability

• Pre-settlement

• Frontier

• Intensifying

• Intensive

Which stage in the Land Use Transition Model relates closely to the last unit we studied?

• Pre-settlement

• Frontier

• Intensifying

• Intensive

If you were to graph the forest cover change for each region from 1950 to 2020, which type of graph would best display the comparison between the two years for all regions?

• Line graph

• Pie chart

• Pos Neg Bar graph

• Scatter plot