Human Environmental Interaction

What is not one of the ways that humans can interact with their environment

• Use

• Modify

• Adapt To

• None of the Above

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

Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding.  This is an example of...

• modifying
• adapting
• depending

In ancient times, the annual flooding of the Nile River produced good soil for growing crops.  This is an example of...

• adapting
• modifying
• depending

Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...  

• depending
• adapting
• modifying

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

• food
• shelter
• clothing
• electronics

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