The words in the word tank below will be used once, more than once or not at all.
agriculture
consumption
decreasing
housing
increasing
lower
plant
rainfall
higher
spraw
sustainable
towers
urbon
reduces
vertical
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One of the Impacts of human land use Is sprawl, which is the rapid expansion of cities with little concern for urban planning and resulting in an Increased need for cars.
The land is covered in concrete, which blocks the soll.
from soaking into
Any time humans clear land, it causes habitat destruction, which results in loss of and animal life.
One proposed method of minimizing the Impact of urban devlopment is planning cities.
Vertical cities are cities that expand up and not out. This urban sprawl.
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heat island effect.
the number of plants and trees in a city can help reduce the
This is when an urban area has average temperatures than nearby rural areas due to the heat absorbed by concrete, pavement and roofing material
fill in the blanks with the words at the top
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The land is covered in concrete, which blocks the rainfall from soaking into the soil.
Any time humans clear land, it causes habitat destruction, which results in loss of plant and animal life.
One proposed method of minimizing the impact of urban development is sustainable agriculture.
Vertical cities are cities that expand up and not out. This reduces urban sprawl.
The number of plants and trees in a city can help reduce the heat island effect.
This is when an urban area has higher average temperatures than nearby rural areas due to the heat absorbed by concrete, pavement, and roofing material.
2. rainfall
3. plant
4. increasing
5. sustainable
6. reducing
7. vertical
8. higher