Florida Studies Weekly Week 3: Human-Environment Interaction

What do people depend on to provide their needs?

The ________________ available in an area provide materials, food, and clothing for people settling there.

• natural resources

• man-made structures

• animals

• plants

Which of the following is a way people adapt to different climates?

• using maps of their local area

• shopping in local stores

• building homes from available resources

• shipping items from other regions to their environment

Which of the following are ways in which people negatively impact the environment? (Select the 3 correct answers!)

• littering

• protecting endangered species

• pollution

• deforestation

• recycling

Identify the following tourist attractions in Florida.

a

b

c

Kennedy Space Center

Everglades National Park

Walt Disney World

A place’s ___________________ are a result of people’s ideas, choices, and actions as they interact with the physical environment.

• physical characteristics

• human characteristics

• environment

• natural hazards

______________ is the seat of government for the state of Florida and its capital city. The name comes from a Creek Indian word with two meanings. One meaning is “__________” and the other is “Old Friend”

(a)   ​ (b)  

• Tallahassee
• Old town
• Big Water
• Jacksonville

The home of some of Florida’s major universities, including Florida State University and Florida A&M University.

• Tampa

• Tallahassee

• Orlando

• Miami

It was first called Jernigan, after Aaron Jernigan, who founded the city in 1850. The city’s name was changed to ________________ in 1857 to honor an American soldier named _________ Reeves.

• Jacksonville

• Miami

• Orlando

• Tampa

The largest port in the state of Florida is in:

• Tampa

• Orlando

• Miami

• Tallahassee