Week 19 Vocab

Question 1

Describes an area that contains a city.

Answer 1

Urban

Question 2

Describes an area of open land that is often used for farming.

Answer 2

Rural

Question 3

The role that organisms play in creating a healthful environment for humans.

Answer 3

Ecosystem Services

Question 4

An increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas.

Answer 4

Urbanization

Question 5

The basic facilities of a country or a region, such as roads, bridges, and sewers.

Answer 5

Infrastructure

Question 6

The rapid spread of a city into adjoining suburbs and rural areas.

Answer 6

Urban Sprawl

Question 7

An area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas.

Answer 7

Heat Island

Question 8

A set of policies and activities related to potential uses of land that is put in place before an area is developed.

Answer 8

Land-Use Planning

Question 9

An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data.

Answer 9

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Question 10

The depletion of vegetation due to the continuous feeding of too many animals.

Answer 10

Overgrazing

Question 11

The process of clearing forests.

Answer 11

Deforestation

Question 12

The reestablishment and development of trees in a forest land.

Answer 12

Reforestation

Question 13

A region that is not cultivated and that is not inhabited by humans.

Answer 13

Wilderness