3.3B Modifying the Environment

What could smoke from this factory cause?

• litter

• water pollution

• air pollution

Which of the following is a way people change the environment?

• cutting down trees to build a highway

• going fishing and boating

• skiing or swimming in a lake

What are three ways humans interact with their environment?

• adapt, modify, negative

• adapt, depend, positive

• depend, modify, adapt

Humans depend on the natural environment for their basic needs.  Which doesnʻt belong?

• food

• clothing

• shelter

• technology

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

• modifying

• depending

• adapting

Building dams is an example of ......

• adaptating to the environment.

• modifying the environment.

Elevated houses in Galveson, TX. is an example of . . .

• adapting to the environment.

• modifying the environment.

What is one way that humans modify the environment?

Which of these activities is most likely to have a negative impact on Earth's environment?

• Planting tress

• Recycling paper and plastic

• Constructing highways

• None of the above