Question

What are the factors that influence land use?

Answer 1

Hint: It is one of the major natural resources. Our country has three forms of lands, these are plains, mountains, plateau. The relief features determine the utilization.

Complete answer: Land is one of the most important natural resources. Human life, wildlife, vegetation, transportation of goods, movement of people, and different economic activities are supported by the land. In our country, forty-three percent of the land area is plain.
The perennial flow rivers are assured by the mountains, it accounts for thirty percent of the total surface area. The Plateau region possesses rich reserves of minerals, fossil fuels. It accounts for twenty-seven percent of the area.
There are primarily two factors that influence land use, these are physical factors and human factors:-
Several factors of the country such as topography, soil types, climate influences the land use pattern. The usage of the land of the country is decided by the availability of the geographical area. Various forms of land such as mountains, plains, and plateaus are present in the country. Before planning the land use pattern, all these are kept in mind.
The land use pattern is also influenced by some of the human factors. Technological capabilities, the population density of the country, culture, and traditions, etc are a few of the factors. Technological development leads to the economic advancement or growth of the country. Thus, the land use planning is performed accordingly.

Note: 3.28 million square kilometres is the total geographical area of the country. In our country, the land use data is not available for most of the north-east states. According to the statistics, only ninety three percent of the data is available.