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Human Use of Land

Question 7 • SC332 Environmental Science B

When animals feed off of land faster than the plants can regrow, the land is _______.

Answer
A
below its carrying capacity
B
forested
C
overgrazed
D
depleted

Explanation

When animals eat plants faster than the plants can grow back, they are grazing the land too heavily. This condition is called overgrazing, so the land is overgrazed. “Depleted” can describe resources that have been used up, but the specific term for excessive grazing is overgrazed.

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