Social Studies: Week 4 People and the Environment

When people move into an environment, they ___________.

• build large, new houses

• quickly make friends

• interact with the environment

• shop at local stores

Taking things from the environment ___________.

• changes it

• improves it

• damages it

• makes no difference

Agriculture and mining can ___________.

• create new roads

• pollute lakes and rivers

• give many people jobs

• produce valuable goods

Why do people build bridges?

• so that they don't have to get wet

• so that trains can cross over rivers

• so that people can get from place to place

• so that engineers can keep their job

What is one reason humans build dams?

• to produce electrical power

• to create more recreational opportunities

• to water crops

• to imitate beavers

What is a benefit of having irrigation systems?

• kids can float boats in irrigation systems

• irrigation water floods fields

• irrigation systems keep water moving from place to place

• irrigation systems allow farmers to grow crops in dry areas

Weather is __________

• a natural resource

• unpredictable

• always the same

• usually helpful

Too much rain can ___________

• wash crops away

• cause too many crops to grow

• flood the streets

• create new lakes

A __________ can last for days.

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• beach party

• snowstorm

Before big machines were available, how did people mine?

• They dug with their hands and small garden shovels

• They used picks and shovels

• They built sluices and panned for gold

• They used natural processes, like erosion