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What is the main factor that determines the use of land?
What is the main factor that determines the use of land?
- Topography (correct)
- Technology
- Population
- Ownership
What are the major threats to the environment due to land use pattern changes?
What are the major threats to the environment due to land use pattern changes?
- Landslides (correct)
- Soil erosion
- Desertification
- Flooding
What is the main reason for people to encroach on common lands?
What is the main reason for people to encroach on common lands?
- To build commercial areas
- To expand agricultural land (correct)
- To build housing complexes
- To increase population
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- The use of land is determined by physical factors such as topography, soil, climate, minerals and availability of water.
- Human factors such as population and technology are also important determinants of land use pattern.
- Land can also be classified on the basis of ownership as – private land and community land.
- People and their demands are ever growing but the availability of land is limited.
- The quality of land also differs from place to place.
- People started encroaching the common lands to build up commercial areas, housing complexes in the urban areas and to expand the agricultural land in the rural areas.
- Today the vast changes in the land use pattern also reflect the cultural changes in our society.
- Land degradation, landslides, soil erosion, desertification are the major threats to the environment because of the expansion of agriculture and construction activities.
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