What kind of pressure may increase on land in densely populated areas?

Correct answer: Pressure of housing and farming

The direct answer is D: densely populated areas may face pressure from housing and farming. Population density means many people live in a relatively small area. More people need homes, roads, schools, workplaces, food, and land for cultivation. Step by step: dense population increases the number of users; the amount of land is limited; demand for houses and agricultural production rises; therefore land pressure increases. This may lead to competition for land, expansion of settlements, and conversion of open or agricultural land, although the exact local effect can differ. Option A is wrong because dense settlement usually raises, not lowers, demand for land. Option B is wrong because people’s needs necessarily create some pressure. Option C is wrong because snow pressure is a climatic matter and is not the general result of dense population. Option D is correct because housing and farming are major land uses. Memory cue: more people plus limited land means greater resource pressure.