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Question
Differentiate between
Land use and Land cover
Solution
| Sr. No. | Land use | Land cover |
| 1. | Land use describes the use that the land has been put to by people. | Land cover describes the physical surface covering the land such as forest, water, ice, bare rock, sand, etc |
| 2. | Land use might be recreational. | Land cover might be vegetation or forest. |
| 3. | Land use cannot be determined from satellite imagery alone. | Land cover can be determined by analysing the satellite imagery. |
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