Environmental Modification Flashcard

Front

What does it mean to modify the environment?

Back

To change it to meet your needs

Front

What needs are met by a farm that grows crops?

Back

food

Front

This is a picture of a city street. What is one way people changed the natural environment in this picture?

Back

They built a road to travel from one place to another more easily.

Front

Which of these is a modification to the environment that helps people move from place to place? Options: dam, highway, playground, neighborhood

Back

highway

Front

What change is the man making to the environment? What could be one reason he is making this change?

Back

The man is clearing land and one reason could be for building a home.

Front

What modification is this?
Options: Clearing land, Drilling for oil, Building roads, Agriculture

Back

Clearing land

Front

What modification is this?

Back

Building roads

Front

What modification is this?

Back

Agriculture

Front

What modification is this?
Options: Clearing land, Drilling for oil, Building roads, Agriculture

Back

Drilling for oil

Front

Why would someone use the system shown?

Back

To water crops on a farm.