Week 17

Which word means "to change the environment."

• identify

• petrify

• modify

• adapt

Where would people most likely build a house on stilts?

• wetlands

• plains

• deserts

• mountains

Where would you find drought-resistant crops?

• desert

• plains

• ocean

• wetlands

What is desalination?

• it takes water out salt

• it takes rocks out of water

• it takes salt out of water

• it makes water cold

What has created problems since it was introduced to Texas?

• pine

• cypress

• bamboo

• cactus

Why do people modify the environment?

• for fun

• to meet their needs

• to make the earth beautiful

• for cattle

The annual rainfall in the desert is less than _______.

• 14 inches

• 12 inches

• 10 feet

• 10 inches

Which of these is an adaptation people have made to live in the mountains?

• wearing a coat

• growing more hair

• build tunnels

• eat fish

What is terracing?

• a food style

• a fashion style

• a mining style

• a farming style

How do people adapt to live in wetlands?

• changing the climate

• eating alligator

• drain water

• flood the land