Adapting to the Environment

Heather lives in Kansas where there are a lot of tornadoes.

How does she adapt to her environment?

• She bought rainboots, rain jackets, and an umbrella.

• She waits in the basement of her house away from the windows.

• She bought special tires for her car to get up the icy mountain roads.

Jake just moved to Houston where it is very hot.

How does Jake adapt to his environment?

• During the winter, he adapted by waking up at 5:00am, so he could shovel the snow off of the sidewalk in front of his house.

• He adapted by paying $150 more a month for his electricity because he has to have the air conditioner on so much.

• He adapted by growing his own food to eat.

Galveston is located next to the Gulf of Mexico and is in danger of hurricanes destroying their city.

How must people who live here adapt to their environment?

• They adapted by buying a home with a basement.

• They adapt by building houses out of mud.

• Families adapted by building a seawall along the coast to protect against the violent storms.

Marc just moved to Minnesota where it snows a lot during the winter.

How must Marc adapt to his new environment?

• During the winter, he adapted by waking up at 5:00am, so he could shovel the snow off of the sidewalk in front of his house.

• They adapt by building houses out of mud.

• He has to adapt to a new environment by shopping for shorts, flip flops and sunscreen.

The Johnson family decided to move to a farm where there are no big cities around.

How does this family have to adapt to their new environment.

• They adapt by building houses out of mud.

• Families adapted by building a seawall along the coast to protect against the violent storms.

• They adapted by growing their own food to eat.

Some people in the world live in places where they can't get wood to build houses.

How do these people adapt to their environments?

• They adapt by building houses out of mud.

• They adapted by buying a home with a basement.

• They adapted by growing their own food to eat.

Megan just moved in the Western part of the United States where there are a lot of mountains.

How must she adapt to her new environment?

• She adapted by waiting in the basement of her house away from windows.

• She has to buy special tires for her car to get up the icy mountain roads.

• She has to adapt to a new environment by shopping for clothes that are appropriate for the weather in her new city.

Chris is moving from Georgetown, Colorado where they get an average of 63 inches of snow every year TO Houston, Texas where there is an average of 0 inches of snow per year.

How must Chris adapt to this change?

• During the winter, he adapted by waking up at 5:00am, so he could shovel the snow off of the sidewalk in front of his house.

• He has to adapt to a new environment by shopping for clothes that are appropriate for the weather in his new city.

• He adapted by waiting in the basement of his house away from windows.