Human & Environment Interaction Vocab Review

Natural materials (like oil, land, water, solar energy), which can be used by humans are known as:

• Natural Resources
• Artificial Resources
• False Resources
• Negative Resources

The destruction of forests by cutting them down or through burning is known as:

• Deforestation
• Reforestation
• Woodsation
• Forest Replacement

This picture is an example of ...

• Adaptation

• Modification

What are the three ways humans interact with their environment?

• depend, modify, love

• adapt, depend, positive

• modify, adapt, depend

• adapt, modify, negative

Building dams, roads and tunnels are examples of...

• depending

• adapting

• modifying

Modify means...

• to rely on

• to change yourself to fit a new situation

• to change or make the environment different

Adapt means...

• to rely on

• to change yourself to fit a new situation

• to change or make the environment different

Depend means...

• to rely on

• to change to fit a new situation

• to change or make different

when people modify the environment by digging canals to bring water to crops, it is called

• seismic activity

• irrigation

• migration

• irritating

The system of roads, bridges, tunnels, sidewalks, and other public spaces is known as a city's:

• Framework
• Groundwork
• Infrastructure