Question

Why is land considered an important resource?

Answer 1

Hint:A land is a solid surface on the Earth that is not permanently covered by water. Land is about 29.2% of the total surface of Earth and water covers 70.8% of the Earth including ice. Land covers an area of 148,939,063 sq. km.

Complete Answer:The surface of the Earth is either land or water. Earth comprises 30.2% of land and 70.8% of water which also includes ice. The total area that is covered by land is 148,939,063 sq. km. Of the total landmass 31% of that is covered by forests, 33% is covered by deserts and 24% is covered by mountains. Land is considered an important resource because of the following reasons:
- It supports habitats.
- It can be used for agriculture which provides food and resources.
- It can be used for forestry.
- It can be used for mining.
- It can be used for setting up houses and offices where we can live and work.
- It can be used for making roads, railways for travel.
- It can be used for setting up industries.
But the land is getting degraded recently because of the overuse of chemical fertilizers which makes the land unfit for agriculture and also deforestation which is the destruction of forests for the ever growing demand of land for other purposes is reducing the natural resources.

Note:A land can consist of various things like forest, mountains, desserts etc. Forests cover 31 percent of the global land area. 24 percent of the whole landmass of Earth are mountains. Deserts cover about 33% of the Earth’s land.