How is land used

Land use map of India: National Institute of Hydrology. National Institute of Hydrology. The National Institute of Hydrology has mapped the various land use regions of the country to indicate the percentage of land under forests, non-agricultural, plantation and grass lands.

Post By: reena. Ecology and Environment Forests. Some acres are converted to urban uses to serve the needs of a growing population. These factors have combined to cause a long-term net decline in grazing acreage, from over 1 billion acres in to million acres in Every year, some rural land is converted to developed uses. Once converted, these lands rarely revert to rural uses. Over the past several decades, most land that converted to developed uses was previously in an agricultural use.

Although only 3 percent of the land base, urban areas-which are defined by the Census Bureau as densely populated areas with at least 2, people-increased to 61 million acres by The amount of developed land outside of urban areas is more difficult to estimate.

Residential uses-one type of developed land occurring outside developed areas-is estimated at an additional million acres; these lands are included in the MLU 'other land' category. Land in rural transportation, defense, and industrial uses is estimated at nearly 50 million acres, which are included in the MLU 'special uses' category.

Together, about million acres, or 9 percent of the land base, are in urban areas or in developed uses outside urban areas. Skip to navigation Skip to main content. A Focus on Agricultural Land. Statistic: Farm Economy.

Business land uses are rather similar in many respects, and are mostly associated with land that is appropriated to retail facilities of various types, and with office buildings. Industrial land uses are extremely varied, depending on the nature of the industry being considered. Urban-industrial land usage generally refers to the siting of factories or petroleum refineries, and of utilities such as electricity generating stations, and water- and sewage-treatment facilities. Industrial land use in rural areas can include mines, smelters, and mills for the production of The Incas used terraces to make optimal use of the limited land areas available for cultivation.

These terraces are found near Machu Picchu, Peru. JLM Visuals. Reproduced by permission.