| A | B |
| land use | way most of the land in a place is used |
| physical features | impact the way land is used |
| examples of land forms | mountains and plains |
| examples of climate | rainfall and sunshine |
| examples of natural resources | trees and minerals |
| how much US land is used for agriculture | half |
| how much of US land is forrest and mtns | 1/3 |
| how much of US land is housing, business, transport | 1/6 of land remaining |
| what influences settling patterns | physical features, technology, natural resources, crossroads |
| 4 kinds of settlements | rural, urban, suburbs, metropolitan |
| settlement patterns | first lived in rual then moved to urban |
| why did people move | farming and machinery improved, industry, immigration |