Chapter Resource Files Editable Impacts on the Land

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Date

Class

Content Vocabulary

LESSON 2

Impacts on the Land

Directions: Write the correct term in the boxes to the right of its definition. Then unscramble the letters in the shaded boxes to spell a seventh term.

deforestation reforestation

desertification runoff

dispose urban sprawl

reclamation

1. land development for houses and other buildings near a city

2. the removal of large areas of trees for human purposes

3. the portion of precipitation that moves over land and eventually reaches bodies of water

4. restoration of mining areas

5. planting trees to replace those that have been cut or burned down

6. the development of desertlike conditions due to human activity and or climate change

7. When unscrambled, the letters from the shaded boxes spell

,

which means "to throw away."

Environmental Impacts

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Name

Date

Class

Lesson Outline

LESSON 2

Impacts on the Land

A. Using Land Resources

1. People use land for timber production,

,

and

.

2.

are cut down to make wood and paper products, for

fuel, and to clear land for agriculture, grazing, or building homes or highways.

a. The removal of large areas of forest for human purposes is

called

.

b. Deforestation destroys the things and can also affect air quality.

of many living

3. To grow large amounts of food, farmers sometimes add

that contain the element nitrogen to the soil.

a. Some

that live on plant roots can convert nitrogen

to a form that plants can use.

b. The excess nitrogen from human activities can

and affect the organisms that depend on them.

plants

4. Overfarming and overgrazing the land can cause the soil to

. Increased rates of erosion can lead to

, which is the development of desertlike conditions due

to human activities and/or climate change.

5.

includes the processes people use to remove useful

rocks and minerals from the ground. Digging mines can disturb

and can pollute

.

B. Construction and Development

1. Land is a(n) space.

because people use the land for their living

2. Building suburbs on open land can lead to the development of land for houses and other buildings near a city.

, which is

3. Urban sprawl causes three main kinds of problems: habitat

, loss of

pollution from increased

.

, and water

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