Understanding Resources and Environment

People usually choose to live close to ____________ that help them meet their basic needs.

• interactions

• problems

• people

• resources

We rely on resources in our ____________ to meet our needs.

• neighborhood store

• houses

• environment

• community

People get food, ____________, and resources to meet their basic needs from their environment.

• fish

• rocks

• soil

• water

Which word means the same thing as “modify”?

• visit

• change

• remain

• leave

How do people living along the coast of South Carolina adapt to their environment?

• by building fences around their property to protect personal property

• by building houses with tornado shelters

• by building houses on stilts to prevent flooding

• by building access roads to accommodate highway traffic

Which of the following is a human modification that can be good and bad?

• building a dam to control flooding by cutting down trees

• recycling resources by sorting trash

• driving less by using alternative energy supplies

• reducing your waste by using fewer paper items

Which of these has the most positive interaction with the environment?

• designing green spaces and planting trees

• using chemical fertilizers to grow more fruits and vegetables

• cutting down trees to build better roads

• building more houses so communities can grow

Which of the following is not a positive way the environment in a park would be modified because of climate or human activity?

• covering picnic areas to protect people from extreme weather

• designing designated walking trails to reduce destruction of vegetation

• installing trash cans for garbage and waste to reduce littering

• reducing the number of parking spaces to give people the freedom to park anywhere

The physical features in our state support which of the following hobbies?

• fishing in a lake

• skiing in the mountains

• biking in a state park

• riding a four wheeler in the desert

How do the features of our Earth affect the way we live?

• They determine the types of activities we can do.

• They have no impact on our daily lives.

• They only affect animals, not humans.

• They make all places the same.