Week 17: 3rd Grade Texas Studies Weekly

Article 1: The Environment Meets Our Needs

Where do the food people eat and the clothes they wear come from?

• the government

• the wind

• the environment

• the grocery store

Article 1: The Environment Meets Our Needs

To _ means to change how we live to suit our physical environment.

• adapt

• adopt

• adept

• admit

Article 1: The Environment Meets Our Needs

Which word means "to change the environment"?

• identify

• modify

• petrify

• amplify

Article 2: Adapting

Where are people likely to build their homes on stilts?

• wetlands

• deserts

• plains

• mountains

Article 2: Adapting

What does "desalination" do?

• it takes water out of salt

• it takes water our of rocks

• it makes water cool faster

• it takes salt out of water

Article 2: Adapting

Where may we find drought-resistant crops?

• in the desert

• in wetlands

• in the plains

• in the ocean

Article 3: Modifying the Environment

What has created problems in some areas since it was introduced into Texas?

• pine

• cactus

• cypress

• bamboo

Article 3: Modifying the Environment

Why do people drain wetlands?

• to irrigate a desert

• to catch alligators

• to create farmland

• to build a ranch

Article 3: Modifying the Environment

Why do people modify the environment?

• to have some fun

• to meet their needs

• to make Earth beautiful

• to allow cattle to graze

Article 4: Deserts

Why do some people wear long robes in deserts?

• it keeps them warm

• it keeps their skin dry

• it keeps their skin from drying out

• it is the best way to farm