The first farmers and the other early civilizations all arose near ______________________

• oceans

• natural sources of water

• large deserts

What material was left on the banks of the river after a flood?

• levees
• crops
• silt
• garbage 

Each spring, the rivers overflowed with water from where?

• melted snow in the mountains
• heavy rains
• the Mediterranean Sea
• the ocean

Which of the following was a positive outcome of the yearly floods?

• Houses were often washed away
• Harvests were wiped out 
• Soil was rich and fertile 
• Livestock was drowned 

__________ systems allowed people to adapt and get water, which changed and controlled the environment.

• irrigation

• agriculture

• well

• trade

The ancient people built dikes, or ______________, to prevent flooding. 

• gates
• ditches
• reservoir basins
• earth walls 

HEI stands for ________________. 

• Human-Environmental Imperfections 
  
• Human-Environment Interactions
  
• Holding Elephants Inside
  
• Hiding Environmental Imperfections

An example of humans modifying their environment is ___________________. 

• migrating because of the Ice Age
  
• living near water
  
• slash and burn farming
  
• using language to communicate 

Adapt means to alter or _________________ your way of life in order to survive. 

• explain
• change
• interpret 
• keep 

The soil becoming infertile was an ___________________ consequence of slash and burn farming.

• intended

• unintended

• wanted

• uniform