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what is land usewhat is land use ​

Answer 1

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Land

Land is among the most important natural colours only about 30 percentage of the total area of the Earth surface and all the parts of the small percent or not habitable

Land use

land is used for different purposes such as agriculture Forestry mining building houses roads on setting up Industries this common termed as land use

Answer 2

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➻ Land

• Land is among the most important natural resources. Land covers about 30% of the total area of the earth’s surface.
• Ninety percent of the world population occupies only 30% of the land area. The remaining 70% of land is either sparsely populated or uninhabited.
• Land is unevenly inhabited due to various factors of land and climate, water fertility of soil, etc.
• Normally the sparsely populated or uninhabited areas are because of rugged topography, steep slopes of the mountains, low -lying areas susceptible to water logging, deserted areas and thickly forested areas.
• The densely populated areas of the world have plains, river valleys which have suitable land for agriculture.

➻Land use:

(i) Land use refers to the use of land use for different purpose such as agriculture,

forestry, mining, building houses, roads and setting up of industries.

(ii) Factors affecting land use are of two kinds-

(i) Physical factors and

(ii) Human factors.

(iii) Physical factors include topography, soil, climate and availability of water. Human

factors include population and technology.

(iv) On the basis of ownership, land can be classified as private and community land.

(v) Private land is owned by an individual or family members and is used for personal

purposes like house is a private land.

(vi) Community land is owned by the community for common uses and can be used by

anyone in the society like collection of fodder, fruits, nuts or medical herbs. These

community lands are also called common property resources.

(vii) The demand for land by the people is growing but the availability of land is limited.

(viii) The vast changes in the land use pattern shows the cultural changes in our society.

(ix) 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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Conservation of Land Resources:

• (i) Growing population and their ever-growing demand has led to a large scale destruction of forest cover and arable land and has created a fear of losing these natural resources.

• (ii) The present rate of degradation of land must be checked.

• (iii)The common methods used to conserve land resources are afforestation, land reclamation, regulated use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers and checks on overgrazing.