SW Week 17: Human-Environment Interaction

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

• natural resources

• man-made structures

• animals

• plants

Which of the following is a way people adapt to different climates?

• using maps of their local area

• shopping in local stores

• building homes from available resources

• shipping items from other regions to their environment

Which of the following are ways in which people negatively impact the environment? (Select the 3 correct answers!)

• littering

• protecting endangered species

• pollution

• deforestation

• recycling

Which is a severe storm that produces snow and heavy winds.

• blizzard

• earthquake

• flood

• hurricane

• tornado

Which occurs when part of the solid ground beneath the Earth's surface suddenly shifts.

• blizzard

• earthquake

• flood

• hurricane

• tornado

Which occurs when water rises in an area and has no place to go.

• blizzard

• earthquake

• flood

• hurricane

• tornado

Which are strong storms that form over the ocean and cause heavy rains, high winds, and flooding.

• blizzard

• earthquake

• flood

• hurricane

• tornado

Which are devestating storms with high winds that usually form over land.

• blizzard

• earthquake

• flood

• hurricane

• tornado