Human-Environment Interactions

Which of the following is a way people adapt to the climate?

• using maps of their local area

• building homes from the available resources

• shopping in local stores

• shipping items from other regions to their environment

The ______________ available in an area provide materials, food, and clothing for people settling there. 

• Natural resources

• capital resources

• natural hazards

• cultural resources

Blizzard

• occurs when when part of the solid ground beneath surface suddenly shifts

• devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land

• occurs when water rises in area and has no place to go

• strong storms that form over the ocean and cause heavy rains, high winds, and flooding

Earthquake

• occurs when when part of the solid ground beneath surface suddenly shifts

• devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land

• occurs when water rises in area and has no place to go

• strong storms that form over the ocean and cause heavy rains, high winds, and flooding

Flood

• occurs when when part of the solid ground beneath surface suddenly shifts

• devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land

• occurs when water rises in area and has no place to go

• strong storms that form over the ocean and cause heavy rains, high winds, and flooding

Hurricane

• occurs when when part of the solid ground beneath surface suddenly shifts

• devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land

• occurs when water rises in area and has no place to go

• strong storms that form over the ocean and cause heavy rains, high winds, and flooding

Tornado

• occurs when when part of the solid ground beneath surface suddenly shifts

• devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land

• devastating storms with high winds that usually form over land

• strong storms that form over the ocean and cause heavy rains, high winds, and flooding

How do people negatively impact the environment?

• littering and polluting

• protecting endangered species

• planting and replacing trees

• reusing and recycling

Humans can have a positive impact on their environment.

• True

• False

Which of the following are human basic needs? There is more than one answer.

• food

• toys

• water

• oxygen