Question

how do people tend to use land as the human population increases?
a. people convert forestland to urban land.

b. people convert urban land to cropland.

c. people convert developed land to wetlands.

d. people convert more land to nature preserves.

Explanation:

As the human population increases, the demand for urban areas (housing, infrastructure, etc.) rises. To meet this, people often convert natural land like forestland into urban land for development. Option B is incorrect as urban land is not typically converted to cropland with population growth (instead, cropland might be converted to urban land). Option C is wrong because developed land is not converted to wetlands; wetlands are often converted to developed land. Option D is incorrect as population growth usually leads to less land for nature preserves due to development pressure, not more conversion to them.

Answer:

A. People convert forestland to urban land.