Land use

How does the expansion of urban development into rural areas affect natural populations in the environment?

• Resources available to the natural populations will decrease.

• The biodiversity of the natural populations will increase.

• The amount of area available to producers will increase.

• Death rates of the natural populations will decrease.

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Land used to graze livestock and wildlife

• rangeland

• forest land

• farmland

• urban land

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land used to grow plants for food and fiber

• rangeland

• forest land

• farmland

• urban land

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

• rangeland

• parks and preserves

• wetlands

• farmland

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land used for houses, businesses, industry and roads

• rangeland

• farmland

• parks and preserves

• urban land

Which of the following is an example of land used as a protected area to preserve the scenery and ecosystems?

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Great Basin

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

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Which of the following has not resulted from urban sprawl?

• suburbs

• overgrazing

• loss of farmland

• traffic congestion

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Where do most Americans live?

• in urban areas

• on producing farms

• in rural areas

• There is an equal distribution of people across the land

Which of the following is an example of how people use land?

• to harvest wood

• to grow crops

• to preserve native species

• All of the above

The U.S. Census Bureau defines an urban area as an area that contains more than

• 250 people

• 2,500 people

• 25,000 people

• 250,000 people.