Chapter 2 Lesson 4: Interacting with the environment

How did people change cities in the late 1800s and early 1900s? pg 83

• Many people moved into the city and built homes and other buildings.

• City rail lines were closed so roads could be built.

• They stopped building out from the center of the city.

• Workers moved away from cities to help on farms.

Is to change the way you do something.

• adapt

• modify

• irrigate

Is to change something, such as the physical environment.

• adapt

• modify

• irrigate

to bring water in through pipes

• adapt

• modify

• irrigate

How do people modify the environment when they build dams? pg 82

• People modify rivers by removing the water.

• People modify rivers by cleaning the water.

• People modify rivers by blocking the flow of water.

• People modify rivers by pumping oil from the earth.

How are trees often used in the United States?

• to produce coins

• to make roads

• to build homes

• to make cars

The ______________affects were people live, work, and play. pg. 78

• people

• environment

• communities

What is one thing that does not makes up our environment? pg. 78

• toys

• landforms

• bodies of water

• natural resources

How do the Havasupails get their mail and other supplies? pg 79

• by car

• horseback or helicopter

• bike

Who adapts by building homes that will stay cool in the day and warm at night? pg 80

• desert

• wetlands

• mountains

• plains