Urbanization (Unit 11 - Ch 14)

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Across
  1. 8. Land that contains relatively few people and large areas of open space
  2. 9. sprawl Rapid expansion of a city into the countryside around the city
  3. 11. computerized system for storing, manipulating, and viewing geographic data.
  4. 13. planning determining in advance how land will be used—where houses, businesses, and factories will be built, where land will be protected for recreation, and so on.
  5. 17. space land within urban areas that is set
  6. 18. the process by which trees are planted to re-establish trees that have been cut down in a forest land.
  7. 19. land land that is poorly suited for building.
  8. 20. a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare)
  9. 22. land used to grow plants for food and fiber
  10. 25. all of the things that a society builds for public use
  11. 26. A basin is a depression, or dip, in the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. 1. services The resources that are produced by natural and artificial ecosystems
  2. 2. an area in which the land and the ecosystems it supports are protected from all exploitation
  3. 3. allowing The clearing of trees from an area without replacing them
  4. 4. cutting the process of cutting and removing only middle-aged or mature trees.
  5. 5. land land used for harvesting wood, wildlife, fish, nuts, and other resources
  6. 6. crisis Rapid population growth in urban areas without necessary infrastructure and facilities
  7. 7. The movement of people from rural areas to cities
  8. 10. land Land that is covered mainly with buildings and roads
  9. 12. land used to graze livestock and wildlife
  10. 14. island The increased temperature in the city
  11. 15. more animals to graze in an area than the range can support.
  12. 16. cutting removing all of the trees from an area of land.
  13. 21. a metric unit of square measure, equal to 100 ares, each are is equal to 100 square meters
  14. 23. and preserves land used for recreation and scenic enjoyment and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems
  15. 24. belt Open spaces left in their natural condition aside for scenic and recreational enjoyment