Key learning points

1. Houses and gardens take up 5% or just 5 out of our 100 squares
2. Woods make up just 10% or one tenth, or ten of our hundred squares
3. 27% or 27 squares out of the 100 are used for crops; half of this is fed to animals
4. More than a quarter of land in the UK - 27% or 27 out of the 100 squares - is used for pasture for livestock

Keywords

• Livestock - Livestock means the animals (but not birds) that are farmed.

• Land use - Land use is the function or purpose of a particular area.

• Habitat - Habitat is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism.

• Wildlife - Wildlife refers to all living things that live in their natural habitat without human involvement.

• Agriculture - Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.

Common misconception