Human Environment Interaction

What is the definition of Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)?

• How humans avoid nature

• How humans are affected by pollution

• How humans adapt to and change their environment

• How animals survive in nature
  

Why did humans invent the light bulb, according to the video?

• To decorate their homes

• To sell electricity

• To adapt to the natural darkness

• To reduce the use of candles

What is one way people adapted in order to travel the world?

• They built bridges

• They created boats and airplanes

• They stayed in one place

• They stopped exploring

What does the word “adapt” mean in the context of HEI?

• To destroy the environment

• To change nature

• To make changes in order to survive or function

• To move to a different country

How do historians use HEI when studying the past?

• They look at current climate patterns

• They use only written records

• They study tools and shelters to guess how people lived

• They focus only on wars and battles

What conclusion did the speaker draw from the tipi (tepee) example?

• The tribe probably built houses from stone

• The tribe likely lived near a city

• The tipi showed that the tribe moved around often

• The tipi was used only for decoration

When asked to make a hypothesis about a house, what should students do?

• Count how many windows it has

• Make a guess without explaining

• Say whether it's old or new

• Make a guess and support it with details
  

What do a light bulb, a tornado, a house, and an airplane all have in common?

• They are all types of weather

• They all exist naturally in nature

• They all show examples of human-environment interaction

• They are all used only in the U.S.