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adapt or modify

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 11hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When people change the way they live in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is

a)

adaptation

b)

modification

2.

When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

3.

Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

4.

People who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

5.
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding.  As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
depending
c)
adapting
6.

Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding. This is an example of...

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

7.

Drinking hot chocolate in the winter

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

8.

Putting on sunscreen.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

9.

Building a well for water.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

10.

Bringing a raincoat when its going to rain

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

11.

Irrigation systems in the city.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

12.

Delaying school opening due to snow.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

13.

Clearing a forest to build a road.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

14.

Wearing different clothes during the winter or summer.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

15.

Elevated houses in Galveston in an example of?

a)

Adapting to the environment

b)

Modifying the environment

16.

Building dams is an example of?

a)

Adapting to the environment

b)

Modifying the environment

17.
People change in order to fit new conditions or a new environment to survive.
a)
adaptation
b)
modification
18.
Is this an example of a modification or an adaptation?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
19.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Modify

b)

Adapt

20.

In terms of Human Environment Interaction, how do we adapt to this image?

a)

Warmer clothes

b)

Heating system in our homes

c)

Salt on the roads to prevent slipping

d)

All of the above

21.

Loose, lightweight clothing is worn in tropical areas

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

22.

Houses are built on stilts in case of flooding

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

23.

Emissions from factories pollute the atmosphere

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

24.

Clearing trees to build a road

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

25.

A person boards up their windows when a hurricane is coming

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

26.

A person puts up an umbrella to block the sun at the beach

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

27.

Huts are constructed from mud and gathered palm leaves

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

28.

Forests are cleared for farmland

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

29.

Trees are chopped down to build a new neighborhood

a)

Adapt?

b)

Modify?

30.

The picture is an example of...

a)

Depend

b)

Modify

c)

Adapt

31.

The picture is an example of...

a)

Depend

b)

Modify

c)

Adapt

32.

The picture is an example of...

a)

Depend

b)

Modify

c)

Adapt

33.

The picture is an example of...

a)

Depend

b)

Modify

c)

Adapt

34.

The picture is an example of...

a)

Depend

b)

Modify

c)

Adapt

35.

The picture is an example of...

a)

Depend

b)

Modify

c)

Adapt

36.

When people change the way they live in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is

a)

adaptation

b)

modification

37.

When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

38.

Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

39.

People who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

40.
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding.  As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
depending
c)
adapting
41.

Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding. This is an example of...

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

42.

Drinking hot chocolate in the winter

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

43.

Putting on sunscreen.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

44.

Building a well for water.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

45.

Bringing a raincoat when its going to rain

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

46.

Irrigation systems in the city.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

47.

Delaying school opening due to snow.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

48.

Clearing a forest to build a road.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

49.

Wearing different clothes during the winter or summer.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

50.

Elevated houses in Galveston in an example of?

a)

Adapting to the environment

b)

Modifying the environment

51.

Building dams is an example of?

a)

Adapting to the environment

b)

Modifying the environment

52.
People change in order to fit new conditions or a new environment to survive.
a)
adaptation
b)
modification
53.
Is this an example of a modification or an adaptation?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
54.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Modify

b)

Adapt

55.

In terms of Human Environment Interaction, how do we adapt to this image?

a)

Warmer clothes

b)

Heating system in our homes

c)

Salt on the roads to prevent slipping

d)

All of the above

56.

Wearing a raincoat and using an umbrella

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

57.

Building a new house (home)

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

58.

Going crabbing and cooking the crab for dinner

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

59.

Installing a sprinkler system to water the grass in your yard.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

60.

Using solar energy or gasoline (oil from the environment) to make your car move

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

61.

Using mud as sunscreen in the rainforest

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

62.

The trees were cut down to build a new urban center (city)

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

63.

Using wind energy to power your house

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

64.

Wearing a coat and a hat because its cold outside

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

65.

Wearing shorts and sunglasses because its hot outside

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

66.

Drinking hot chocolate in the winter

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

67.

Putting on sunscreen.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

68.

Building a well for water.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

69.

Bringing a raincoat when its going to rain

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

70.

Wearing different clothes during the winter or summer.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

71.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Modify

b)

Adapt

72.

What is climate?

a)

the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

b)

cloud cover and temperature

c)

precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

d)

weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

73.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
74.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
75.

Hot all year round

a)

Temperate Zone

b)

Polar Zone

c)

Tropical Zone

76.

Hot & Cold and gets all 4 seasons

a)

Temperate Zone

b)

Tropical Zone

c)

Polar Zone

77.

What is the temperature of the equator

a)

Hot

b)

Cold

78.

Wearing a hat because its too cold is an example of

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

79.

Building a fire using wood from a tree is an example of

a)

Modify

b)

Adapt

80.
1. Drinking hot chocolate in the winter
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
81.
2. Putting on sunscreen.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
82.
3. Building a well for water.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
83.
4. Bringing a raincoat when its going to rain
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
84.
5. Irrigation systems in the city.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
85.
6. Farming
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
86.
7. Planting a fruit tree 
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
87.
8. Delayed school opening due to snow.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
88.
9. Clearing a forest to build a road.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
89.
10. Washing clothes in a river.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
90.
What are the three ways humans interact with their environment?
a)
depend, modify, love
b)
adapt, depend, positive
c)
depend, modify, adapt
d)
adapt, modify, negative
91.

All of the following are ways humans depend on the environment EXCEPT...

a)

food

b)

shelter

c)

clothing

d)

electronics

92.
Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...  
a)
depending
b)
adapting
c)
modifying
93.

People who live in the northeastern United States use space heaters to keep their homes warm in winter. This is an example of..

a)

modifying

b)

adapting

c)

depending

94.
a)
Depend
b)
Adapt
c)
Modify
95.
a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

96.
a)

Depend

b)

Adapt

c)

Modify

97.

Define Adaptation

a)

to change oneself to fit into the environment

b)

to change the environment so you can live in it

c)

What humans rely on to survive

98.

Define modification

a)

To change the environment in order to live in it.

b)

To change yourself in order to live in the environment.

c)

To rely on something in order to survive.

99.

Define depend

a)

Changing the environment in order to live in it.

b)

Changing yourself in order to live in your environment.

c)

To rely on something in order to survive.

100.

Depend means...

a)

to rely on

b)

to change to fit a new situation

c)

to change or make different

101.

Mrs. Coates decides that she would like to see more plant life being grown around South Tama. She goes out to the back of the school and has some of her Science students start cultivating (digging up) the land to use to plant some crops.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

102.

Your family needs a new house. They seek out a local contractor for help to build your new house. The contractor tells you all of the supplies they will need to build the house. He tells you that the frame of the house is made out of long beams of wood. They will need a lot of wood to be able to build the shelter.

a)

Adapt

b)

Modify

c)

Depend

103.

How do people living along the coast (by the ocean) adapt their houses to the environment?

a)

Build their house out of brick

b)

Build their house on stilts to prevent flooding

c)

Build their house on the sand

d)

Put big rocks between the ocean and the house

104.

Is clearing land to make farmland a positive or negative interaction that humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

105.

Humans rely on (a)   from the environment to meet their needs

106.

Is planting trees and plants a positive or negative interaction humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

107.

Is pollution a positive or negative interaction that humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

108.

To modify means to:

a)

Create

b)

Find

c)

Change

d)

Tell

109.

Which answer contains all of the 4 basic needs of humans?

a)

water, food, sunlight, air

b)

food, sugar, shelter, air

c)

clothes, animals, water, food

d)

water, food, clothes, shelter

110.

Is recycling a positive or negative interaction that humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

111.

Where do people usually choose to live? Why?

a)

Near resources to meet their needs

b)

Somewhere sunny so they get a lot of sunlight

c)

Somewhere where there are a lot of houses so they have a lot of choices

d)

Near family to spend time together

112.

Is littering on land and in the ocean a positive or negative interaction humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

113.

Is cutting down trees to build a dam a positive or negative interaction that humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

114.

Is using chemicals to grow fruits and vegetables a positive or negative interaction that humans have with the environment?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

115.
When there is a change in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is 
a)
adaptation
b)
modification
116.
When there is a change to the environment to meet the needs of people
a)
Adaptation
b)
Modification
117.
Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...  
a)
depending
b)
adapting
c)
modifying
118.
People who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter.  This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
adapting
c)
depending
119.
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding.  As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
depending
c)
adapting
120.
Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding.  This is an example of...
a)
modifying
b)
adapting
c)
depending
121.
1. Drinking hot chocolate in the winter
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
122.
2. Putting on sunscreen.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
123.
3. Building a well for water.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
124.
4. Bringing a raincoat when its going to rain
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
125.
5. Irrigation systems in the city.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
126.
6. Farming
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
127.
7. Planting a fruit tree 
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
128.
8. Delayed school opening due to snow.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
129.
9. Clearing a forest to build a road.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify
130.
10. Washing clothes in a river.
a)
Adapt
b)
Modify