Question

Which statement BEST describes the use of land in the United States? A. Most lands are anthromes, which include all human-altered lands. B. Most lands are natural biomes, which include forests, deserts, and grasslands. C. Anthromes and biomes take up about equal amounts of land. D. Anthromes cover the cities and suburbs, natural biomes cover the remaining lands.

Answer 1

D. Anthromes cover the cities and suburbs, natural biomes cover the remaining lands.

Step-by-step explanation:

Anthromes :

Anthromes are ecological region, which was once considered same thing as biomes but now have human influence in it. It includes human settlement pattern in interaction with ecosystem.

Biomes :

Boimes are also ecological region which is characterized by animals, grasslands, plants, climate and landforms in that area. It contains flora and founa that affcets the surroundings.

Thus it is seen that in the United States, the land is mostly used as Anthromes having the cities and the near by suburbs while as natural biomes cover the rest of the US land.

Thus the answer is

D. Anthromes cover the cities and suburbs, natural biomes cover the remaining lands.