Adaptation to Environment and Population near Waterways

How do people adapt to their environment?

• They move somewhere else.

• They refuse to change their ways of doing things.

• They use the natural resources that are available.

• They avoid making a decision about where to live.

Which two reasons explain why areas near waterways are often heavily populated. (Choose 2)

• Waterways make transportation easier for people.

• Climates along bodies of water have less rain.

• Fewer dangerous animals live near the water.

• People use waterways to buy and sell goods.

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Which example shows how humans respond to their physical environment (in the Western Hemisphere)?

• growing corn in the Rocky Mountains

• making shelters from trees in the Amazon rainforest

• moving to the Arctic for better job opportunities

• farming in the Great Basin Desert

What is the main reason why people modify their environment?

• to make life harder

• to meet their needs and wants

• to create new habitats for wild animals

• to use natural resources to build homes

How have people modified their environment to produce food?

• hunt for game

• fish in lakes and rivers

• irrigate to grow crops

• gather wild berries and nuts