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LAND. 14.1 How We Use Land 14.2 Urban Land Use 14.3 Land Management & Conservation. Land uses. Section 14.1 How We Use Land. ●Land cover - rangeland - forest land - cropland - parks/preserves - wetlands/mountains/deserts, other - urban land. Compare.

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  1. LAND 14.1 How We Use Land 14.2 Urban Land Use 14.3 Land Management & Conservation

  2. Land uses

  3. Section 14.1How We Use Land ●Land cover - rangeland - forest land - cropland - parks/preserves - wetlands/mountains/deserts, other - urban land

  4. Compare ●Urban: land covered mainly with buildings and roads ●Rural: contains relatively few people & large open spaces Write in your notes an example of an urban area and a rural area and underline them both.

  5. Where you live: Chesterfield Township • In the first decade of the 21st century, much of Chesterfield Township is dominated by subdivisions and shopping developments, in contrast to just thirty or so years earlier when the community was considerably more rural. The far northern end of the township is still largely rural. Anchor Bay influences the southeastern part of the community, where many pleasure boats, docks, and marine-related businesses can be found.

  6. The Urban-Rural Connection ● Ecosystem services: the resources that are produced by natural & artificial ecosystems examples: - purification of air & water - preservation of soil & renewal of soil fertility - regulation of climate - aethetic beauty

  7. Section 14.2Urban Land Use ●Urbanization: Movement from rural areas to cities Slow growth: - Usually roads and transportation have been built to handle growth, so traffic flows smoothly. - These areas are usually more pleasant places to live because “green space” has been planned.

  8. Urbanization, cont. ● There may be trouble when urban growth is rapid. ● Infrastructure Includes: roads, libraries, hospitals, water mains, schools, sewers, power lines, bridges, fire + police stations

  9. Urbanization

  10. Urban crisis

  11. Urban sprawl in China

  12. ● Urban sprawl

  13. Other Impacts of Urbanization ● Heat island The name for the increased temperature in the city. In some areas, increased rainfall is a side effect of the heat island. Write in your notes why a heat island may result in increased rainfall. Remember what we learned earlier this year about warm air.

  14. Urban Planning ● Land-use planning - what/where decisions ● Geographic information system (GIS) - powerful because you can overlay information

  15. Advantages of open spaces Open spaces include parks, public gardens, and bicycle and hiking trails. Some of the benefits of open spaces include: - Plants absorb CO2/produce O2 and filter out pollutants from the air. - Urbanites can exercise and relax.

  16. Section 14.3Land Management & Conservation Main categories of rural land: farmland rangeland forest land national and state parks wilderness

  17. Farmland

  18. Rangeland

  19. Forest land

  20. National Parks

  21. State Parks

  22. Wilderness

  23. Rangelands ● Overgrazing - too many plants are eaten - changes in plant communities - or all plants are eaten - nothing to keep soil from eroding/blowing away

  24. Forest lands People use enormous amounts of wood. The worldwide average is 1,800 cm3 of wood used per person each day. In the United States, each person uses 3.5 times this amount. ● Clear-cutting ● Deforestation

  25. ● Reforestation

  26. Wilderness ● Wilderness - protected from exploitation ● Exploitation: • use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields. • 2. selfish utilization: He got ahead through the exploitation of his friends.

  27. Benefits of protected areas 1. Biodiversity 2. Drinking water 3. Economics 4. Combat climate change 5. Recreational pursuits

  28. Threats to protected areas There is a constant battle in our world between our conservation efforts and the growing population. Litter and traffic jams that have plagued our cities, now threaten many of our national parks.

  29. Credits – Photos • Farm: http://www.stoneledgefarmny.org/static/img/farm-crop.jpg • City scape: http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/25/city-scape-montreal_6157.jpg • Yosemite: http://static.travelmuse.com/docs/artwork/destination-page/yosemite-national-park-page-full.jpg • Subdivision: http://www.youngandconnell.com.au/img/properties/pearsall_mews.jpg • Definition ecosystem: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861607453/ecosystem.html • Chesterfield Township: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterfield_Township,_Michigan • Urban/Rural Counties in MI: http://www.mcrh.msu.edu/CAH/MichiganRuralUrbanCounties.pdf • Urbanization: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Urban_sprawl_as_seen_from_Tokyo_tower_towards_West.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urban_sprawl_as_seen_from_Tokyo_tower_towards_West.jpg&h=1944&w=2592&sz=2048&tbnid=r8NGwAKNBdbvWM::&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Durban%2Bsprawl%2Bimages&hl=en&usg=__kCyGH9aD3_8cJl_Vzml14HTtGzQ=&ei=Md7GSbrNENPgnQeanfDLDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image&cd=1 • Urban crisis: http://www.spaceandculture.org/uploaded_images/slums-799434.jpg • Urban crisis – China: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/wow/0aatijujua.jpg • Farmland: http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0402/graphics/preserve1_lg.jpg • Rangeland: http://www.headquarterswest.com/listings/flyingdiamond/rangeland.jpg • Forest land: http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/01/03/forest-land_8155.jpg • National/State Parks: http://www.glacierparkinformation.com/glacier_park.jpg; http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-10/32971262.jpg • Wilderness: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Images/POD/w/wilderness-522847-sw.jpg • Reforestation:http://www.treehugger.com/peru-national-reforestation-campaign.jpg and http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/starkey/photos/Starkey/Activities/Forest%20Management/images/reforestation.jpg • Exploitation: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861609889/exploitation.html • Threats:http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/files/storyphotos/YELL-Traffic_Jam_NPS.jpg • Prepared by G. LaBruyere

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