Land constraint, geography vocabulary term

Land that is suitable for the growing of crops.

The clearing of forests.

Land that is badly damaged and cannot be used effectively.

A method of creating land from the sea through the use of polders.

The watering of crops through artificial means.

The process whereby empty plots of land are created for various land uses.

A limit to the amount of land that can be developed for various uses.

Creating land by draining waterlogged areas such as swamps and marshes, and filling them with material like sand to form dry land.

An area where land is carefully managed to protect its wildlife, plants and other natural features and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

The cost of not being able to use a piece of land for its next best use.