Human Environment Interaction

What is essential to human life?

• Trees

• Sand

• Rocks

• Fresh water

Where did the earliest civilizations arise?

• Coastal areas

• Deserts

• Mountain tops

• River valleys

What type of areas do fewer people live in?

• Plains

• Cities

• Mountains, swamps, or desert areas

• Valleys

What did the ancient Incas develop?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Corn

• Root crops such as potatoes

What affects the choices of foods, shelter, clothing, and general way of life?

• Imagination

• Technology

• Books

• Physical environment

What is the effect of climate on people?

• It has no effect

• It determines their hobbies

• It affects how they live

• It influences their favorite color

What natural disaster destroyed most of San Francisco in 1906?

• Tornado

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

What is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Trees

• Plastic

• Coal

What causes acid rain?

• Light pollution

• Littering

• Noise pollution

• Pollutants like sulfur dioxide

What is the goal of sustainable development?

• To increase pollution

• To ignore environmental issues

• To meet future and present human needs

• To use resources at a faster rate