How People Interact with the Enviroment

People usually choose to live close to _______________that help them meet their

basic needs.

• interactions

• problems

• people

• resources

We rely on resources in our ______________ to meet our needs.

• neighborhood store

• houses

• environment

• community

People get food, _________________, and resources to meet their basic needs from

their environment.3

• fish

• rocks

• soil

• water

Which word means the same thing as “modify”?

• visit

• change

• remain

• leave

How do people living along the coast of South Carolinaadapt to their

environment?

• by building fences around their property to protect personal property

• by building houses with tornado shelters

• by building houses on stilts to prevent flooding

• by building access roads to accommodate highway traffic

Modifying the environment can be both good and bad. What is an example of a

modification that can be good and bad?

• building a dam to control flooding by cutting downtrees

• recycling resources by sorting trash

• driving less by using alternative energy supplies

• reducing your waste by using fewer paper items

Which of these has the most positive interaction with the environment?

• designing green spaces and planting trees

• using chemical fertilizers to grow more fruits andvegetables

• cutting down trees to build better roads

• building more houses so communities can grow

Which of the following is not a positive way the environmentin a park would be

modified because of climate or human activity?

• covering picnic areas to protect people from extreme weather

• designing designated walking trails to reduce destructionof vegetation

• installing trash cans for garbage and waste to reducelittering

• reducing the number of parking spaces to give peoplethe freedom to park

  anywhere