Land Use Lesson 3 : Classifying Land Use

This assessment will tie together the tools and maps the students have been using in this lesson. Distribute the Michigan Land Use and Michigan Land Stewardship maps and the Classifying Land Use Lesson Assessment to pairs of students. Have them use the maps and their Land Use Measuring Stick for Michigan to answer questions 1-4.

1. What are the two largest categories of land use in Michigan? [Forests, farming.]

2. Where is most of Michigan’s agricultural land? [Southern Lower Peninsula.]

3. Who owns most of Michigan forests? [Private, non-industrial.]

4. Where do most of Michigan’s people live? [Southeastern quarter of the state.]

5. Match each photograph on the Classifying Land Use Lesson Assessment with the land uses. [See answer key.]