Much of the land surrounding the Detroit River is urbanized and, in some places, heavily industrialized.

Much more forest land – about 40 percent of the total forest land base – is subject to varying degrees of protection through processes such as integrated land use planning or defined management areas such as certified forests ( Natural Resources Canada ).

Much of the land along the Gulf Coast is, or was, marshland.

Much of their land remained unused because it lacked irrigation.

Much money has been spent for land amelioration projects involving the installation of drainage pipes, the straightening and deepening of natural streams, the digging of drainage ditches, and the construction of polder dams.

Much of the population engages in subsistence farming, even though only 10. 71 % of the country's surface is classified as arable land and 0. 13 % has permanent crops.

Much of the land has been ruined by soil erosion.

Much like Mormon ( who may have taken Amaleki as his model ), this last historian of the civilization that lasted for 400 years in the land of Nephi rose to the occasion and, filled with a sense of longing for what has been lost, eloquently recounted the last days of the Nephite people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Nephi.

Much of this success in defense lay in the world's first use of gunpowder ( i. e. with early flamethrowers, grenades, firearms, cannons, and land mines ) to fight back against the Khitans, the Tanguts, the Jurchens, and then the Mongols.

Much of this land was " debated " between England and Scotland, but the Earldom of Northumbria was eventually recognised as part of England by the Anglo-Scottish Treaty of York in 1237.

Much of the land acquired had been platted into lots in 1912 by the Munger Land Company and sold to investors.

Much of the land being opened up to Anglos in Mexican Texas was well suited for cotton, but raising cotton was a labor intensive endeavor at the time, profitable only by use of slave labor.

Much of the land is now under local control and commercial activity is based on tourism, crofting, fishing, and weaving.

Much of the land was still owned by individual landowners, often private estates, but there was also property owned by public bodies such as the Crown, or charities which allow and encourage access such as the National Trust.

Much of the land that was not purchased by UCI ( which is now occupied by the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Newport Beach, and Newport Coast ) is now held under The Irvine Company.

Much of the land had been farmed too hard for too long, eroding and depleting the soil.

Much of the land between the coastal strip and the hinterland was once wetlands drained by this river, but the swamps have been converted into man-made waterways ( over 260 km, or over 9 times that of Venice, Italy ) and artificial islands covered in upmarket homes.

Much of the island's land mass has been lost to erosion, down to about from its original.

Much of the land purchased came from the Agnew Family in Tupelo who still owns some of the battlefield property.

Much of eastern Mongolia is occupied by a plain, and the lowest area is a southwest-to-northeast trending depression that reaches from the Gobi Desert region in the south to the eastern frontier.

Much of the province south of the Quetta region is sparse desert terrain with pockets of inhabitable towns mostly near rivers and streams.

Much of his power passed to Peter de Rivaux, including control of several castles in south Wales.

Much of the Grand Canal south of the Yellow River was ruined for several years after 1128, when Du Chong decided to break the dykes and dams holding back the waters of the Yellow River in order to decimate the oncoming Jurchen invaders.

Much of this coast is thinly populated but overgrazing, particularly south of Mogadishu, has resulted in the destruction of the protective vegetation cover and the gradual movement of the once-stationary dunes inland.

Much farther south, both the Cahaba River and the Coosa River flow into the Alabama River, and thence to the Gulf of Mexico.

Much of Thamesmead was initially built by the Greater London Council ( GLC ) for rent to families moving from overcrowded back-to-back Victorian housing ( also referred to as slums ) in south eastern parts of Inner London.

Much of the south part of the county, south of Paoli and French Lick, is part of the Hoosier National Forest.

Much of the Wash itself is very shallow, with several large sandbanks — such as Breast Sand, Bulldog Sand, Roger Sand and Old South Sand — exposed at low tide, especially along its south coast.

Much of the region south of Grand Bay to the coast along the Mississippi Sound was clearcut.

Much of the city was expected to be developed to the south of Ventura Blvd, however it was to the north that the new city grew, and the land south of Ventura Blvd remains reserved for agricultural use to this day.

Much of the county's growth is attributable to the area's growing popularity as a retirement destination, primarily in two areas southwest and south of the city: the SR 200 corridor and The Villages, respectively.

Much of Hanover's eastern and southern borders consist of three waterways, the North and Indian Head rivers along the south and southeast, and the Third Herring Brook along the east.

Much of the fighting took place in the town of Stillwater to the south however the final seven days of the Battles and the actual sword surrender took place in Saratoga ( Schuylerville ).

Much of the college library is here, including the Old Library on the south side, and the Laudian Library above the eastern colonnade, overlooking the garden.

Much of the city is zoned for commercial development, particularly along the state highway on 1900 West ( directly north of the larger community of Roy, Utah, for which 1900 West is the primary north / south main street ), and around the 21st Street / Wilson Lane I-15 exit for Ogden and West Haven.

Much through traffic from the London area to south west England now uses the M3 motorway as far as Basingstoke then the A303 to Honiton where the route again joins the A30.

Much of what is now considered Exhall within south Bedworth is also referred to as Hayes Green by locals and on older maps of the area.

Much of the High Street appears to be slightly later although there appear to have been buildings along the south side of the Street near to the junction with Bell Street by the 13th century at the latest.

Much of the Bight lies due south of the expansive Nullarbor Plain, which straddles the two Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia.

Much of Chepstow's late 13th century Port Wall remains intact, although the stretch south of the railway line was demolished when the National Shipyard was constructed in 1916.

Much of the northern half of town is spotted with swamps, and the town is home to three large hills, Temple Hill and Tully Mountain in the north and Chestnut Hill, the town's highest point, in the south.