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WorksheetsSS - Chapter 7 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
How do people adapt to their environment
They move somewhere else.
They refuse to change their ways of doing things.
They use the natural resources that are available.
They avoid making a decision about where to live.
Which two reasons explain why areas near waterways are often heavily populated. (Choose 2)
People use waterways to buy and sell goods.
Fewer dangerous animals live near the water.
Climates along bodies of water have less rain.
Waterways make transportation easier for people.
Which example shows how humans respond to their physical environment (in the western hemisphere)?
Farming in the Great Basin Desert
Growing corn in the Rocky Mountains.
Moving to the Arctic for better job opportunities.
Making shelters from trees in the Amazon rainforest.
Which two adaptations to the environment are shown in this picture? (Choose 2)
Clothing
Food
Shelter
Transportation
How have people modified their environment to produce food?
Hunt for game
Irrigate to grow crops
Fish in lakes and rivers
Gather wild berries and nuts
Study the photo. What is the most likely reason why humans modified this land?
To grow food
To build shelter
To make clothing
To control temperature
To improve transportation
How is the Erie Canal an example of environmental modification?
It widened an existing river
It freated a drinking water reservoir
It improved farmland through irrigation.
It was a new waterway built by humans.
What was one of the unintended consequences of building the Erie Canal?
It made it impossible for whales to migrate north.
It caused more floods in Canada and the United States
It caused the invasion of the sea lamprey to the Great Lakes.
It decreased the trade between the United States and other countries.
Match the unintended consequence with its intended consequence.
"Flooding occurs in nearby homes every time it rains."
A new highway makes it easier to travel between cities.
A new factory in town provides needed job opportunities.
New hotels are being built on the beach, improving the cities economy.
A large parking lot is built to help local businesses..
Match the unintended consequence with its intended consequence.
"The local wildlife has been disturbed and is leaving the area."
A new highway makes it easier to travel between cities.
A new factory in town provides needed job opportunities.
New hotels are being built on the beach, improving the city's economy.
A large parking lot is built the help local businesses.
Match the unintended consequence with its intended consequence.
"Town residents notice that air pollution has dramatically increased."
A new highway makes it easier to travel between cities.
A new factory in town provides needed job opportunities.
New hotels are being built on the beach, improving the city's economy.
A large parking lot is built to help local businesses.
Match the unintended consequence with its intended consequence.
"Coastal erosion is now a major threat to the natural beauty of their beaches."
A new highway makes it easier to travel between cities.
A new factory in town provides needed job opportunities.
New hotels are being built on the beach, improving the city's economy.
A large parking lot is built to help local businesses.
