Change Flashcards
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Q
Define land use change.
Use specific examples.
A
The change in the purpose to which land cover is committed as a result of human activity. For example, greenfield development in the town of Sunbury is seeing changes in the land use from cultivation to dwellings.”
2
Q
Define land use change.
Use specific examples.
A
The alteration of land cover through processes such as geomorphological events, plant succession, climate change, and human activities. For example, human activities of deforestation have led to changes in peatland cover in Sumatra to plantation cover.
