Australian Land Use

2. this type of land has little or no rain; and is often to dry to support vegetation
7. the process in which the earth gets worn away by wind, water and ice
8. a ___________ is a protected area
11. the growing of plants and raising of animals
12. a tropical forest usually with tall densely growing, broad leaved evergreen trees in areas of high annual rainfall
13. the extraction of minerals and metals from earth
14. the production of items on a large scale
16. this type of land is the region above the tree line; the climate is referred to as mountain climate

1. the increase in spatial size of urban settlement (2 words)
3. the amount of salt within water
4. a factor that determines the type of vegetation and how the land is used
5. the stages of the water cycle are __________, condensation, precipation and collection
6. land suitable for farming
9. the area surrounding a city
10. living in a way that we will be able to do so forever
15. a dry often sandy region of little rainfall