Human Activity Changing Land Cover

Question 1

population dynamics

Answer 1

-the rapid population growth has put pressure on land surfaces to become areas of housing, production and recreation.

-cleared of natural vegetation for cropping + grazing

-space for people have been found at edge of existing urban areas.
-at the expense of cultivated land + natural vegetation.

-housing estates.

Question 2

technology

Answer 2

-allows change to an environment to occur rapidly + at a large scale.

-machinery + infrastructure clears large areas of forest.

-mineral deficient soils can be made suitable for cropping.

-hybrid and genetically modified pants can be developed to stand more hostile environments.

Question 3

policies

Answer 3

-governments economic policy

-policies to protect existing land cover-zoning of land to maintain natural conditions.

-policies may aim to restore land cover by eliminating invasive species of animals + plants.

-environmental allocations of water have been made to wetlands.