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Land

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urban
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area urban
range land
land used to graze livestock or wildlife range land
inferstructure
Facilities, services and installations needed for functioning of a community (transportation, communication, schools, water) inferstructure
urbanization
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban urbanization
ecosystem services
Important environmental benefits, such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and fertile soil in which to grow crops, that ecosystems provide ecosystem services
geographic information system
a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data geographic information system
heat island
An area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas. heat island
urban sprawl
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities urban sprawl
rural
living in or characteristic of farming or country life rural
selective cutting
Harvesting only mature trees of certain species and size; usually more expensive then clear-cutting but it is less disruptive for wildlife and often better for forest regeneration selective cutting
clear cutting
cutting all the trees in an area down at once clear cutting
forrest land
They had lots of_____ which allowed them to create a logging and shipping industry to engage in trade. forrest land
crop land
19%, land used to produce land for food crop land
wetlands
Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by stand water during part of the year wetlands
mountains
The Highest, most rugged landforms on earth mountains
deserts
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved deserts
urban land
land used for houses, business, industry, and roads urban land
land use planning
The framework for how land is used and developed is largely provided by the town and county planning commission land use planning
marginal lands
Areas too hilly, rocky, or dry for large scale commercial use marginal lands
open space
land within urban areas set aside for scenic and recreational enjoyment open space
wilderness
an area where there are few people living; an area still in its natural state wilderness
deforestation
the removal of trees deforestation
reforestation
the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting reforestation
overgrazing
Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover overgrazing
urban crisis
A condition in which more people live in a city than its infrastructure can support. urban crisis
mass transit system
public transportation (buses, subways, etc.) that carries many people through urban and suburban areas mass transit system
land cover
The vegetation and manufactured structures that cover land land cover
urban area
a geographical area constituting a city or town urban area
parks, preserves
land used for recreation and preserving native animals parks, preserves
industrial revolution
the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation industrial revolution
rural areas
regions of farms and small towns rural areas
flood plain
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding flood plain
mass transit
Transportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes mass transit
greenbelts
A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area. greenbelts
farmland
a rural area where farming is practiced farmland
federal government
a government with strong central powers federal government
erosion
erosion by chemical action erosion
drought
a temporary shortage of rainfall drought
world population growth may require a _____ increase in the food production of rangeland from 1977 to 2030 forty percent
40%
the area of rural land needed to support one person depends on many factors such as the climate, the standard af living, and how efficiently resources are used
the climate, the standard af living, and how efficiently resources are used
cities both _____ and _____ generate, trap
generate, trap
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