Human Adaptations to the Environment

a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater

• Aquifer

• Indigenous

• Adaptation

• Innovation

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

• Aquifer

• Indigenous

• Innovation

• Adaptation

a new method, idea, or product

• Indigenous

• Innovation

• Aquifer

• Adaptation

make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify

• Adapt

• Indigenous

• Aquifer

• Inca

make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps

• Terrace

• Indigenous

• Aquifer

• Latitude

Things found in nature that can be used to our benefit is called _________.

• Natural Resources

• Renewable Energy

• Pollution

• Deforestation

True or False: Human impact on the environment is always negative.

• False

• True

The region south of Cairo most likely has which climate type?

• Tropical

• Subtropical

• Arid

• Polar

As shown in the picture, the Panama Canal is an example of how humans modified the environment because...

• workers from across the Caribbean were employed to help build the canal.

• the canal changed the climate from tropical to temperate.

• workers removed earth to create the canal.

• the canal influenced economic activity by allowing more Americans to visit Panama.

According to the image, which of the following would be a key issue for building the Panama Canal?

• It shows the political obstacles of managing an international building project.

• It shows how economic production in the Caribbean has changed over time.

• It shows methods necessary for working in challenging topographical terrain.

• It shows how Panama is located in relation to other countries in the region.