Studies Weekly 6: Human and Environment Interactions

What are the basic needs that humans need?

• food

• a place to live (shelter)

• stores

• clothes

People usually choose to live close to _______________ that help them meet their basic needs.

• doctors

• beaches

• plants

• resources

What three things are considered basic needs?

• gas, water, electricity

• food, clothing, shelter

• gas, coal, water

• air, water, electricity

What word means the same thing as “change?”

• accept

• tolerate

• adopt

• modify

Why would people want to modify their environment?

• to meet their needs

• to listen to music

• to watch the trees grow

• to change the weather

Give an example of how people modify the environment.

• breathe air

• build bridges

• take pictures of the clouds

• grow trees

People adapt to their environment by changing how they live based on their environment.

• True

• False

What is an example of a job people can have based on their environment?

• cashier (working in the store)

• mining (digging for minerals)

• pilot (flying airplanes)

• farming (raising animals and growing crops)

People eat, wear, and live in all the SAME things.

• True

• False

Look at the legend on the map. What do the green dots tell us?

• where earthquakes and volcanoes happen

• where hurricanes and thunderstorms happen

• where wildfires and blizzards happen

• where floods and landslides happen