How is land use in a region to a large extent influenced by the nature of economic activities carried out in that region ? Explain.

Land-use in a region, to a large extent, is influenced by the nature of economic activities carried out in that region:
(i) The size of the economy grows over time as a result of increasing population, change in income levels, available technology and associated factors. As a result, the pressure on land will increase with time and marginal lands would come under use.
(ii) Secondly, the composition of the economy would undergo a change over time. In other words, the secondary and the tertiary sectors usually grow much faster than the primary sector, specifically the agricultural sector. This type of change is common in developing countries like India. This process would result in a gradual shift of land from agricultural uses to non-agricultural uses. The agricultural land is being used for building purposes.
(iii)Thirdly, though the contribution of the agricultural activities reduces over time, the pressure on land for agricultural activities does not decline.
The reasons for continued pressure on agricultural land are:
(a) In developing countries, the share of population dependent on agriculture usually declines much more slowly compared to the decline in the sector’s share in GDP.
(b) The number of people that the agricultural sector has to feed is increasing day by day.