land use and land cover Flashcards
1
Q
land use
A
is human assigned purposes to the land this can be used to produce change or maintain it
2
Q
land cover
A
is the altered over time by processes such as geomorphological events, plant succession, fires and pests, land cover includes biomes such as forests, grasslands, tundra and wetlands
3
Q
the differnce
A
The difference between the two is land cover is about the natural features of the earth surface whereas land use is the human assigned purpose to the land.