Human interaction2

Building dams is an example of?

• Adapting to the environment
• Depending on the environment
• Modifying the environment
• Loving the environment

How do humans affect their environment?

• positvely
• negatively
• both

Humans depend on the natural environment for their basic needs.  Which doesnʻt belong

• food
• shelter
• clothing
• electronics

Throughout history, people have lived on mountains, in deserts, and along rivers and coastlines. 
What does this great variety in the areas of human settlement demonstrate?

• People organize similar types of government.
• People can adapt to different physical environments.
• People enter similar jobs in very different regions.
• People prefer to live away from where other people settle.

Is this an example of a modification or an adaptation?

• Adaptation
• Modification

Which is an example of an unintended consequence of building a highway?

• Highways allow people in rural areas to reach available jobs in big cities.
• Highways allow products to be quickly shipped across land.
• Highways allow for travel within a country and encourage tourism.
• Cars and trucks using highways increase air pollution, which cause smog and acid rain. 

Sometimes, the consequences, or effects of a modification are not what was planned or expected. These are called....

• intended consequences
• unintended consequences
• modifications
• physical environment

People have cleared land and built large settlements, known as cities. Some booming metropolis' (very large city) modify natural surroundings to build houses, skyscrapers, paved sidewalks, and roads. 

• highways
• herding and grazing
• farming
• urbanization

1. Smog is...

• A type of acid rain
• A chemical reaction between the water in the air, pollution and the sun.
• A type of cloud

Which human activity would have a negative impact on the earth?

• Reforestation
• preserving endangered soecies
• burning fossil fuels for energy
• Using alternative energy sources