Human-Environment Interaction: Geography Quiz

What is the third theme of geography called?

• Human-environment interaction

• Physical geography

• Map reading

• Weather patterns

What does human-environment interaction focus on?

• How people and the environment affect each other

• Only how people build cities

• Only how animals live in forests

• How to draw maps

Why did people begin to change the environment long ago?

• To make life safer and easier

• To make the earth look pretty

• To plant more trees

• To find new animals

What is one way people have changed the environment to control flooding?

• Built dams

• Planted more trees

• Painted houses

• Built playgrounds

Which of the following is an example of adapting to the environment?

• Using air conditioning in hot weather

• Building a dam

• Planting a garden

• Drawing a map

What question does the theme of human-environment interaction NOT ask?

• How do people depend on the environment?

• How do people adapt to the environment?

• How do people change the environment?

• How do people draw maps?

How do farmers in Greece depend on their environment?

• By growing grapes and olives

• By building dams

• By using air conditioning

• By fishing in the ocean

What is an example of changing the environment?

• Building the Panama Canal

• Planting flowers in a garden

• Watching the weather

• Reading a book

Why did the ancient Romans build aqueducts?

• To carry fresh water from mountains to cities

• To grow more grapes

• To build roads

• To catch fish

Which of the following best describes what the images show about human-environment interaction?

• People using the environment for farming and fishing

• People building houses

• People playing sports

• People reading books