Spatial distribution of land cover

Question 1

Cultivated + Managed

Answer 1

removal of natural vegetation + replaced it with another type of vegetation.
eg. Land cleared of trees + scrub + food crops planted (small scale farm in India)

Question 2

Natural + Semi-Natural Vegetation

Answer 2

made up of bother natural + semi-natural. natural vegetation is developed as a result of the interconnection between climates, soils, hydrology, landforms etc. Semi-natural is influenced by human activity.
eg. Natural vegetation of coastal northern Qld

Question 3

Cultivated Aquatic or Regularly Flooded Areas

Answer 3

aquatic crop, purposely planned, cultivated or harvested + require conditions watering.
eg. in the south-east coast + North-East Asia for wet rice.

Question 4

Natural + Semi-Natural Aquatic Land Cover or Regularly Flooded Vegetated Areas.

Answer 4

vegetations adapted to water that’s either close to or on the surface of the land.
eg. coastal wetlands supporting mangroves.

Question 5

Artificial Surfaces + Associated Areas

Answer 5

natural cover replaced with a variety of constructed surfaces.
eg.buildings, transport, waste dumps, factories + mines.

Question 6

Bare Areas

Answer 6

less than 4% vegetation cover.
eg. Deserts (Simpon Desert)

Question 7

Artificial Water Bodies, Snow + Ice

Answer 7

dams on rivers form resivours of water or artificial bodies of water that serve urban, industrial or rural needs.
eg. Lake Nasser = daming Nile river at Aswan in Egypt

Question 8

Natural Water Bodies, Snow + Ice

Answer 8

large volumes of water have accumulated natural water + bodies are formed.
eg. Lake Victoria (east-Africa)