Geography Human-Environment and Interaction

What is the purpose of building homes on stilts at the beach?

• To prevent flooding and damage from high water

• To improve the view of the ocean

• To increase property value

• To make construction easier

What is the main focus of the theme 'human-environment interaction' in geography?

• How humans interact with or change the environment

• The study of Earth's physical features

• The history of human settlements

• The classification of different climates

Which of the following is an example of adaptation in human-environment interaction?

• Building tunnels through mountains

• Wearing different clothing in Alaska and Hawaii

• Using the Great Lakes for transportation

• Constructing roads with dynamite

How do tunnels through mountains represent modification in human-environment interaction?

• They change the environment to meet people's needs

• They are natural formations used by people

• They are built to preserve the environment

• They are temporary structures

Why do people living near the Great Lakes depend on them?

• For transportation of goods

• For recreational activities

• For fishing and tourism

• For fresh drinking water

What are the three types of human-environment interaction mentioned in the passage?

• Adaptation, modification, and dependence

• Adaptation, evolution, and reliance

• Modification, construction, and adaptation

• Dependence, adaptation, and transformation

What is adaptation?

• reliance on some aspect of the environment to meet people's needs

• making adjustments or changes in order to live in an environment

• changing the environment to meet the needs of people

What is dependence?

• making adjustments or changes in order to be able to live in an environment

• reliance on some aspect of the environment to meet people's needs

• changing the environment to meet people's needs

What is modification?

• reliance on some aspect of the environment to meet people's needs

• changing the environment to meet the needs of people

• making adjustments or changes in order to be able to live in an environment