Human Environmental Interaction Quiz

Geographers view the interaction between people and the natural environment as:

• a two-way relationship where people both affect and are affected by their environment.

• a process where only the environment shapes human activities.

• an interaction that is only important in rural areas.

• a relationship that is not studied by geographers.

What does Module 4 focus on?

• How people inhabit Earth and their relationships to the physical environment, emphasizing how culture, politics, and economics affect land-use practices and the use of natural resources.

• The history of ancient civilizations.

• The development of modern technology.

• The study of marine biology.

Fill in the blank: ______ is a scientific field that studies how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.

• Ecology

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Physics

What is the definition of 'cultural ecology'?

• The study of plants and animals in their natural environment

• The study of the interactions between societies and their local environments

• The study of weather patterns

• The study of ancient civilizations

Fill in the blank: An ecosystem is a ______ area where humans interact with their environment.

• defined

• random

• imaginary

• unknown

An oil spill off the coast of England, U.K., could have which of the following effects?

• It could harm local wildlife, disrupt the oil and tourism industries, and increase gasoline prices.

• It would only benefit the local wildlife and tourism industry.

• It would have no impact on gasoline prices or the oil industry.

• It would only affect the weather patterns in the region.

Fill in the blank: Environmental perception is the ________ people form about nature and the environment, which can be inaccurate.

• mental image

• physical change

• scientific law

• natural resource

Why might immigrant groups believe they can grow the same crops in a new region?

• Because the new region seems similar to their homeland.

• Because the government tells them to grow those crops.

• Because those crops are the only ones they know about.

• Because the new region has more rainfall than their homeland.

According to the passage, what three disasters made up Japan's so-called triple disaster?

• Earthquake, tornado, flood

• Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear disaster

• Tsunami, hurricane, wildfire

• Earthquake, landslide, nuclear disaster

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a giant wave of water caused by an earthquake that occurs on the ocean floor.

• tsunami

• hurricane

• tornado

• cyclone