Land Management

What type of vegetation would you expect to find on an abandoned farm that has remained undisturbed for 150 years?

• short grasses

• shrubs

• young pine trees

• tall, mature oaks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Land used for recreation and scenic enjoyment, and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems.

• parks and preserves
• urban land
• ecosystem services
• forest land

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Relatively few people and large areas of open space.

• rangeland
• urban land
• rural land
• parks and preserves

Relatively few people and large areas of open space.

• rangeland
• urban land
• rural land
• parks and preserves

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Land used for harvesting wood, wildlife, fish, nuts, and other resources.

• rural land
• urban land
• rangeland
• forestland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

 Land used to grow plants for food and fiber

• cropland
• urban land
• rural land
• forestland

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities
• building of more infrastructure
• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2
• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are impacts of overgrazing?

• pollution and use of more resources
• loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification
• more people than the infrastructure can support
• creation of heat islands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Area protected from exploitation

• wilderness

• rural

• infrastructure

• open space

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5