Human Environment Interaction - LaP

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

• depending
• adapting
• modifying

People who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter.  This is an example of..

• modifying
• adapting
• depending

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

• modifying
• adapting
• depending

Why are the Rainforests being destroyed?

• diseases carried by insects
• Wildfires
• tropical storms
• human demand for wood and farmland

The Aral Sea has disappeared because of?

• climate change
• Human environment interaction
• plate techtonics
• Erosion

Which human activity would have a negative impact on the earth?

• Reforestation
• preserving endangered soecies
• burning fossil fuels for energy
• Using alternative energy sources

What climate pattern causes flooding in India?

• El Nino

• Summer Monsoons

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquakes

Which is NOT a reason China built the Three Gorges Dam?

• Prevent Flooding
• Create electricity
• Make the river longer
• Allow legre ships to move goods to markets

clearing forests to use the area for other purposes

• climate

• physical geography

• non-renewable resource

• deforestation

precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops.

• amog

• air pollution

• transportation

• acid rain