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Question: the vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by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