Land Use: SEV1 & 5

3. / Process of cutting middle-aged or mature trees from an area
5. / Places where unspoiled forests, deserts, or prairies remain
6. / Clearing of trees from an area without replacing them
10. / Rapid expansion of a city into the countryside around the city is called
11. / Land that normally has a governing body and more than 2500 people
15. / _____includes roads, sewers, railroad, bridges, canals, fire and police stations, and schools, etc.
17. / Cutting that removes all the trees from an area of land
18. / These systems have been used to get people where they want to go
19. / Land that is poorly suited for building
20. / Land that can be arid or wet
21. / also known as geographic information system which is a computerized system for storing and viewing geographic data

1. / These can affect local weather patterns
2. / land that is open for hiking, fishing, and boating, etc.
4. / Space that is generally set aside for scenic or recreational enjoyment
7. / The resources that are produced by natural and artificial ecosystems
8. / Movement of people from rural areas to cities
9. / Can result in changes in the plant community
12. / An area of open space and few people
13. / Trees are planted to re-establish trees that have been cut down
14. / Urban _______ occurs when more people live in a city than the infrastructure can support
16. / This is done in advance to determine how land will be used