RETAKE CEUA-Human-Environment Interaction

Egyptians moved water from the Nile by a unique system of levers and pulleys. This example supports a generalization that people often-

• collect water to be evaporated into much-needed salt

• modify their environment to meet their needs

• need water to make large bricks for building pyramids

Which statement is an example of how ancient Sumerians modified their environment?

• Sumerians began to create irrigation systems for their fields

• During the spring, rain and melted snow from the mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• For much of the rest of the year, the sun-baked soil was dry and hard as stone

• Faced with such dramatic seasonal changes, farmers had to constantly struggle to raise crops

For thousands of years, people in Peru have modified the steep mountains by creating terraced farming. These terraces prevent water and precious fertile soil from washing away. This type of activity is an example of how people have

• learned to use science to solve problems

• modified their environment to meet their needs

• used technology to spread innovative ideas

Natural processes, such as earthquakes and hurricanes, affect people and societies. Which of the following inferences can be drawn about the impact of the Haiti earthquakes and hurricanes?

• It would have been easy for aid to get to people

• With flooding, transportation would NOT have been interrupted

• Changes to the hillsides meant more jobs than before

• There was likely starvation or malnutrition because of the storms destroying the crops

Which of the following is an example of adapting to life in a desert?

• Wearing loose clothing to protect from over exposure to the sun

• Trading meat, cheese, vegetables and grains

• Using a cell phone to make contact with customers

• Using trucks to haul heavy loads of material

What 3 things do humans need to survive in an environment?

• Food, water, and transportation

• Shelter, culture, and water

• Food, water, and landforms

• Food, water, and shelter

Which of the following could define a physical region?

• A language

• A religion

• A mountain region

• Political borders

The image supports the idea that-

• People adapt to their physical environment

• Families around the world share similar cultural traits

• People experience hardships in many places around the world

Which of the following is an example of modifying the environment?

• City planners constructing highways and buildings

• Ancient Egyptian farmers waiting for the Nile to flood

• Residents of Chicago wearing heavy coats in the winter

• A student describing the absolute location of Chicago

What are lines of latitude and longitude?

• A place's position in terms of time, direction, distance or a landmark

• The borders that divide cultural regions

• The number of people per unit of area

• An imaginary grid that has been placed on the globe to help us locate things