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PROCESSES WHICH RESULT IN LAND COVER CHANGE.
PROCESSES WHICH RESULT IN LAND COVER CHANGE.
PROCESSES
- Deforestation
- Expansions and Intensification of Agriculture
- Rangeland Modification of Agriculture
- Land and Soil Degradation
- Land Drainage and Reclamation
- Irrigation
- Industry and Mining
- Growth of Urban Settlements
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D. E. R. L .L .I. I. G.
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Aerial Photographs.pdfHow to structure an answer on land cover change and extent of land cover change.
How to structure an answer on land cover change and extent of land cover change.
QUESTION
Identify the main type of land cover change for Hanqzhou City, China and describe the extent of the land cover change.
HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR ANSWER.
HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR ANSWER.
- Identify the original land cover (give the year).
- Identify the new land cover.
- Give the AR for the location of where the land cover has changed.
- Using the list above identify the main process for the change in land cover.
- Using the map scale describe the extent of the land cover change (what is the increase in the area of the land cover change) Or give an 'educated guess' on the change in area.
SAMPLE ANSWER
SAMPLE ANSWER
The major land cover change that has occurred in Hanqzhou City, is from cropland in 1992 to urban land in 2012. The process responsible for this is 'Growth of Urban Settlements'.
The extent of the urban area, south east of the river has approximately increased in by 5 km square. The extent of the urban area to the north has increased by approximately 90%.
NOTE - I used the map scale to calculate the 5 km square, whereas I determined the 90% by making an educated guess.
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