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BELOW: Where in Maryland do you see evidence of these land usage terms? How or Why?
Answer in 2 sentences each in a 4th graders response response
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Zoning
The means a local government uses to regulate the way land and buildings may be used in order to shape community development.
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Land Preservation
Preserving agricultural land and natural resources to protect the long-term quality of life for residents.
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Open Space
Acquires park land, forests, natural, scenic, and cultural resources for public use. Some of the projects include ball parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, fishing and hunting areas, and many more.
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Critical Environmental Areas
The area around all water and wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay that may be in danger of pollution, land usage, or disturbances of natural ecosystems.
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Sprawl
Spreading out of development over rural land near cities and urban areas.
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Smart Growth
A government program to protect green space that could be replaced by strip malls and subdivisions, creating poor air quality and water pollution, while older communities and schools are abandoned.
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Land Use
Protecting land while trying to understand the nature and extent of human interaction with the earth's surface.
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Historic Preservation
Preserve the scenic quality and natural environment of historic landscapes, buildings and roads.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The total land area that drains water into a given river, lake, estuary or other body of water.
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Infrastructure
The basic facilities of a city, such as paved streets and sidewalks, water pipes, sewers, bridges, and public buildings.
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Mass Transit
Systems such as subways that are used to transport a large number of people.
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Critical Areas
The land within 1,000 feet of tidal waters or tidal wetlands immediately surrounding the Bay and its tributaries has the greatest potential to affect water quality and wildlife habitat.
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Run-off
When rain or snow falls onto the earth, it just doesn't sit there -- it starts moving according to the laws of gravity. It is important to Keep rivers and lakes full of water, but it also changes the landscape by the action of erosion or carries pollution to bodies of water.
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Zoning
Where in MD: You see zoning in cities and towns like Baltimore, Rockville, and Ocean City.
How/Why: Zoning tells people what can be built in each place, like houses or stores, so neighborhoods stay safe and orderly.
Land Preservation
Where in MD: Land preservation happens in places like the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve and on Eastern Shore farms.
How/Why: People protect these lands so farms, trees, and animals stay healthy for a long time.
Open Space
Where in MD: Open space is in parks like Patapsco Valley State Park, Cunningham Falls, and town playgrounds in Annapolis and Baltimore.
How/Why: Open space gives people places to play, walk, and see nature instead of building more houses or stores.
Critical Environmental Areas
Where in MD: Critical environmental areas are around wetlands and streams near the Chesapeake Bay, like Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
How/Why: These places are watched closely because pollution or building can hurt plants, fish, and birds.
Sprawl
Where in MD: Sprawl happens in the suburbs around Baltimore and Washington, in counties like Anne Arundel, Howard, and Prince George’s.
How/Why: Sprawl means building new homes and stores farther out on farms and forests, which uses up open land.
Smart Growth
Where in MD: Smart growth is used in places like downtown Frederick and Columbia town centers.
How/Why: Smart growth helps towns grow in a better way by keeping green spaces and building near roads and buses so things are easier to reach.
Land Use
Where in MD: You can see different land uses on the Eastern Shore farms, factories in Baltimore, and houses in suburban counties.
How/Why: Land use shows how people choose land for farms, homes, parks, and stores so the land works well for communities.
Historic Preservation
Where in MD: Historic preservation is in places like Annapolis, St. Mary’s City, Fort McHenry, and old downtown Frederick.
How/Why: People save old buildings and sites so we can learn history and keep special places looking the same.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Where in MD: Most of Maryland is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which includes rivers like the Susquehanna, Potomac, and Patuxent.
How/Why: The watershed is all the land where rain flows into the Bay, so understanding it helps protect Bay water and wildlife.
Infrastructure
Where in MD: Infrastructure includes big things like I-95, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, water pipes in Baltimore, and sidewalks in towns.
How/Why: Infrastructure is the roads, bridges, pipes, and buildings we use every day to get places and have clean water and power.
Mass Transit
Where in MD: Mass transit in Maryland includes MARC trains, Baltimore’s Light Rail and Metro Subway, and city buses.
How/Why: Mass transit moves lots of people at once so there are fewer cars and less traffic.
Critical Areas
Where in MD: Critical Areas are the lands within 1,000 feet of tidal waters all around the Chesapeake Bay shoreline in counties like Anne Arundel and Talbot.
How/Why: These lands are protected because what happens there can easily pollute the Bay and hurt wildlife.
Run-off
Where in MD: Run-off happens on parking lots, city streets in Baltimore, and farmland on the Eastern Shore where rain flows into streams.
How/Why: Run-off carries dirt and pollution into rivers and the Bay when it rains, so people try to slow and clean it before it reaches the water.
Where in MD: You see zoning in cities and towns like Baltimore, Rockville, and Ocean City.
How/Why: Zoning tells people what can be built in each place, like houses or stores, so neighborhoods stay safe and orderly.
Land Preservation
Where in MD: Land preservation happens in places like the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve and on Eastern Shore farms.
How/Why: People protect these lands so farms, trees, and animals stay healthy for a long time.
Open Space
Where in MD: Open space is in parks like Patapsco Valley State Park, Cunningham Falls, and town playgrounds in Annapolis and Baltimore.
How/Why: Open space gives people places to play, walk, and see nature instead of building more houses or stores.
Critical Environmental Areas
Where in MD: Critical environmental areas are around wetlands and streams near the Chesapeake Bay, like Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
How/Why: These places are watched closely because pollution or building can hurt plants, fish, and birds.
Sprawl
Where in MD: Sprawl happens in the suburbs around Baltimore and Washington, in counties like Anne Arundel, Howard, and Prince George’s.
How/Why: Sprawl means building new homes and stores farther out on farms and forests, which uses up open land.
Smart Growth
Where in MD: Smart growth is used in places like downtown Frederick and Columbia town centers.
How/Why: Smart growth helps towns grow in a better way by keeping green spaces and building near roads and buses so things are easier to reach.
Land Use
Where in MD: You can see different land uses on the Eastern Shore farms, factories in Baltimore, and houses in suburban counties.
How/Why: Land use shows how people choose land for farms, homes, parks, and stores so the land works well for communities.
Historic Preservation
Where in MD: Historic preservation is in places like Annapolis, St. Mary’s City, Fort McHenry, and old downtown Frederick.
How/Why: People save old buildings and sites so we can learn history and keep special places looking the same.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Where in MD: Most of Maryland is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which includes rivers like the Susquehanna, Potomac, and Patuxent.
How/Why: The watershed is all the land where rain flows into the Bay, so understanding it helps protect Bay water and wildlife.
Infrastructure
Where in MD: Infrastructure includes big things like I-95, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, water pipes in Baltimore, and sidewalks in towns.
How/Why: Infrastructure is the roads, bridges, pipes, and buildings we use every day to get places and have clean water and power.
Mass Transit
Where in MD: Mass transit in Maryland includes MARC trains, Baltimore’s Light Rail and Metro Subway, and city buses.
How/Why: Mass transit moves lots of people at once so there are fewer cars and less traffic.
Critical Areas
Where in MD: Critical Areas are the lands within 1,000 feet of tidal waters all around the Chesapeake Bay shoreline in counties like Anne Arundel and Talbot.
How/Why: These lands are protected because what happens there can easily pollute the Bay and hurt wildlife.
Run-off
Where in MD: Run-off happens on parking lots, city streets in Baltimore, and farmland on the Eastern Shore where rain flows into streams.
How/Why: Run-off carries dirt and pollution into rivers and the Bay when it rains, so people try to slow and clean it before it reaches the water.
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