OBJECTIVES

1 -- LAND USE, LAND CONVERSION, AND LAND COVER CHANGE

1.1 Land Use Patterns Throughout the World

      1.1.1 Rural areas

      1.1.2 Urban areas

2 -- THE RELEVANCE OF HUMAN ACTIVITY TO LAND COVER CHANGE

2.1 Proximate and Ultimate Causes of Land Cover Change

2.2 Population Growth

2.3 Deforestation

      2.3.1 Habitat fragmentation

2.4 Agriculture

      2.4.1 Traditional practices

      2.4.2 Modern practices

3 -- EFFECTS OF LAND COVER CHANGE ON HUMAN POPULATIONS

3.1 Local effects of Land Cover Change

      3.1.1 Production systems

      3.1.2 Quality of life

      3.1.3 Natural hazards

3.2 Adapting to a Changing Environment

      3.2.1 Changing behavior

      3.2.2 Technological innovation

      3.2.3 Future prospects

REVIEW QUESTIONS

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