10.1 Land Use And Urbanization

Question: Land cover

Answer: refers to the vegetation and manufactured structures that cover land.

Question: Land use

Answer: Human activities that occur on land directly related to the land

Question: Urban area

Answer: mostly developed land covered mainly with buildings and roads that has a human population of 2500 or more.

Question: Rural area

Answer: generally any other type of land use or land cover thats not classified as a city or urban

Question: Urbanization

Answer: This shift of population from the countryside to urban areas

Question: Infrastructure

Answer: the facilities, services, and installations necessary for the functioning of a community

Question: heat island

Answer: an an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area

Question: the vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by

Answer: rangeland and cropland

Question: What area of land cover would you most likely expect to find the highest human population

Answer: Urban areas

Question: Cities and suburbs are examples of

Answer: urban areas

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