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Land Cover and Land Use
For Questions 1−4, circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been
replaced by
A. forest land.
B. urban areas.
C. parks and preserves.
D. rangeland and cropland.
2. In which of the following categories of land cover would you most likely expect to find the
highest human population?
A. cropland
B. rangeland
C. urban areas
D. rural areas
3. Cities and suburbs are examples of
A. cropland.
B. rangeland.
C. rural areas.
D. urban areas.
4. Which of the following statements is true about land cover?
A. Land cover refers to human activities that take place on the land.
B. Land cover is independent of land use.
C. Land cover changes as people settle into an area.
D. Land cover remains the same as people settle into an area.
5. Name at least three examples of land cover types that the U.S. Geological Survey researches.
6. Explain how land cover is related to land use.
7. How do scientists assess changes in land cover and land use?
Urbanization
8. Describe how the Industrial Revolution affected urbanization.
9. What are some factors that would promote the growth of a town into a large city?
Urban Environmental Impacts
For Questions 10−14, write True if the statement is true. If the statement is false, replace
the underlined word or words to make the statement true. Write your changes on the line.
10. Light pollution describes the way that city lights brighten the night
sky, obscuring the stars and planets.
11. The environmental and health impacts of pollution are shared
evenly among urban residents.
12. The poor typically live upstream from polluting facilities.
13. Cities must export almost all of the resources used by their
residents.
14. The ecological footprints of cities are smaller than their actual
land areas.
15. Explain why a city’s residents might not realize how much garbage their city produces.
16. Explain how a city’s infrastructure can lead to the formation of a heat island.