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OpenStudy (anonymous):

As a result of urban sprawl, an increase of nearby farm land is necessary to provide resources to the growing population.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you asking true/false?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

True or False?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So yeah..

OpenStudy (jgirl128):

urban sprawl is the spreading of urban buildings/developments (such as houses, businesses, shopping stores/malls) on undeveloped land near a city. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/04/us/2-farm-acres-lost-per-minute-study-says.html according to this article, "The United States is losing two acres of mostly prime farmland every minute to development, the fastest such decline in the country's history." a lot, and I mean A LOT, of farmland has been lost due to urban sprawl. this website will you tell you the same thing: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/05/28/vanishing-farmland-how-its-destablizing-americas-food-supply/?sms_ss=dig

OpenStudy (jgirl128):

so I definitely think it's true. sorry I couldn't answer earlier!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its cool, thanks

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