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Chapter 14 Vocab Kr

Land

QuestionAnswer
Land that is covered mainly with buildings and roads? Urban
Land that contains relatively few people and large areas of open space? Rural
The resources that are produced by natural and artifical ecosystem? Ecosystem services
The movement of people from rural areas to cities is known as? Urbanization
Is all the things that society builds for public use? Infrastructure
Rapid expansion of a city into the countryside around the city? Urban Sprawl
The increased temperature in a city? Heat Island
Is determining in advance how land will be used? Land-use Planning
Is a computerized syster for storing mainpulating and veiwing geographic data? Geographic information system
Allowing more animals to graze in an area than the range can support? Overgrazing
The clearing of trees from an area without replacing them is called? Deforestation
Is the process by which trees are planted to re-establish trees tha have been cut down in a forest land? Reforestation
Is an area in which the land and the ecosystems it supports are protected from all exploitation? Wilderness
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