New Orleans - Human Environmental Interaction

What type of Human Environmental Interaction is this?

Companies drill (mine) for oil in the Gulf of Mexico which is next to New Orleans. This gives the people of New Orleans jobs and petrol for energy - things that they need.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of Human Environmental Interaction is this?

A causeway (a raised road across low or wet ground) built for transport between New Orleans and Louisiana, was badly damaged by hurricane Katrina and had to be rebuilt.

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs to travel

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Depend - People need to the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

The Levees that were built to protect New Orleans against flooding.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

After hurricane Katrina, the American Government gave $15 billion to New Orleans to build massive floodgates.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

After hurricane Katrina, the American Government gave $15 billion to New Orleans to build pump station.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

People evacuated to the Superdome for temporary shelter.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

Leaders in New Orleans chose to rebuild the city, instead of repairing the damaged buildings.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

A lot of people went to see a counselor after hurricane Katrina to talk about how they were affected.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

What type of human environmental interaction is this?

The economy of New Orleans suffered after hurricane Katrina because tourism stopped and many jobs were lost.

• Adapt - People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment

• Modify - people have changed the environment to fit their needs

• Depend - People need the environment

Adapt (People changed themselves or what they do to match the environment)

Finish the sentence :

After Katrina, the people in New Orleans had to adapt to their environment by