Environmental Science ch 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas to cities |
| infrastructure | all things society build for public use: roads, sewers, transportation systems, schools and hospitals |
| urban sprawl | rapid expansion of the city into the surrounding countryside |
| heat island | increased temperature in city due to generated and trapped heat |
| land-use planning | determining in advance how land would be used |
| GIS: geographic information system, | computerized system for storing, manipulating and viewing geographic data |
| greenbelt | open spaces left in their natural conditions |
| overgrazing | allowing more animals to graze in area that it can't support |
| deforestation | clearing of trees without replacing them |
| reforestation | process in which trees are planted to reestablish trees that have been cut down |
| wilderness | area in which is protected from exploitation |
| Yellowstone national park | Wyoming and Montana established 1870 |
| conservation corridor | strips of protected land that connects one preserve to another preserve |
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