Food & Land Use
What is taking over farmland as cities grow?
Urban growth
What is it called when too many people live in one area?
Overcrowding
What is a person or group with an interest in an issue called?
Stakeholder
What is a pattern of people settling around the world called?
Settlement trend
What type of pollution brightens the night sky with artificial light?
Light pollution
What are crops grown from seeds whose DNA has been changed called?
GM crops
What are crowded urban settlements with poor housing and few services called?
Slums
What is one major resource that Las Vegas struggles to get enough of?
Water
What is a factor that drives people away from an area?
Push factor
What is something that makes air unsafe called?
Pollutant
What is the largest use of farmland?
Raising livestock
What is the maximum population an area can support called?
Carrying capacity
Why might Indigenous groups oppose building houses on certain land?
The land may be sacred or they may have treaty rights
What is the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas called?
Rural-to-urban migration
What type of pollution can disorient birds, turtles, fish and mammals?
Light pollution
What happens when too many animals graze an area of grassland?
Overgrazing
Name TWO important services that overcrowded cities may struggle to provide.
Clean water, schools, or medical care
Name TWO groups that could be affected by a pipeline bringing water to Las Vegas.
Farmers, ranchers, or Indigenous communities
What is a city with more than 10 million people called?
Megacity
What are places where garbage is buried called?
Landfill sites
What process can happen to grasslands because of overgrazing?
Desertification
What is one way cities can creatively make more room for people?
Building up instead of out
Name TWO possible environmental consequences of taking water from natural springs.
Springs drying up and increased desertification
What is the expansion of a city into previously undeveloped land called?
Urban sprawl
Approximately what percentage of sewage waste worldwide is left untreated?
80%