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What is agricultural land use?
ALand for growing crops and raising livestock
BLand only for housing
CLand only for forests
DLand only for industry
SSCClass 8 (SSC)Geography (भूगोल)Ch 6 · Topic 2
Practice and Revision - Land Use
Let us practise and revise what we learned about land use. Land use refers to how land is utilised for different purposes like agriculture,
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Agricultural land use involves land dedicated to growing crops and raising livestock, often the largest land use category in many regions.
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Forest land use includes areas covered by trees, providing timber, biodiversity, and important environmental services like oxygen production.
Why it matters
Settlement land use includes areas developed for housing and urban infrastructure, expanding as populations grow.
Key detail
Balancing different land uses is important for sustainable development, ensuring enough land for food, housing, and environmental protection.
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• Agricultural land use: crops, livestock.
• Often largest land use category.
• Forest land use: tree-covered areas.
• Provides timber, biodiversity, oxygen.
• Settlement land use: housing, urban infrastructure.
• Expands as populations grow.
• Balancing land uses is important.
• This ensures sustainable development.