Social Studies: Our Environment

One way humans can modify or change the environment is by blocking the flow of a river. What is this called?

• building a dam

• irrigating plants

• building roads

• building houses

Which can harm the environment?

• planting trees

• littering

• recycling

Bridges are an example of how humans ______________ the environment.

• describe

• ruin

• destroy

• modify

Wearing warm clothes when it is cold is an example of ________________________________.

• humans adapting to the climate

• humans modifying the weather

• humans showing off their fashion

What is another word for wood we get from trees?

• minerals

• cotton

• timber

• oil

Which of these gets very little rain?

• forest

• grassland

• desert

• tropical climate

Which landform is most likely to have snow at the top?

• mountain

• hill

• island

• peninsula

Which landform is connected to land and mostly surrounded by water?

• island

• mountain

• peninsula

• volcano

A big storm with a lot of rain is a _____________

• volcanic eruption

• hurricane

• earthquake

Fossil fuels are used to make_______________.

• concrete

• bananas

• cotton shirts

• plastic