Our Environment

________________ are things from nature that we use.

• environment

• natural resources

• artifacts

How can building dams change the Earth's water?

• dams hold water and help capture energy from it

• dams help keep the water clean

• dams conserve water

What do farmers do when there is not enough rain to grow crops?

• stop planting crops

• ask their neighbors for water

• irrigate the land

What is an area that has small towns and farms called?

• city

• environment

• rural

What is an environment close to a city, where people clear the land to build roads, houses, parks and shopping centers?

• a place of business

• suburban

• farmland

Why do people choose to change the environment they live in?

• to make it more attractive

• to get the things they need

• to charge more taxes

What is an area with large buildings, stores, many people and a lot of traffic called?

• a town

• urban

• a county

Why do people drill for oil?

• Oil helps make cars, trains and buses go.

• Oil helps crops grow when there is no rain.

• Oil is used to make roads, tunnels and bridges.

The air, land, water and life around us is the ____________.

• environment

• culture

• world

Which one on these is NOT one way to use fewer resources from our environment?

• We can water our grass everyday in order to make our grass green.

• We can walk or ride bicycles instead of cars to travel to near places.

• We can plant trees to replace the ones that have been cut down.