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Interactions with the Environment
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•Our environment has many features.•Some are physical features.•Some are human features.
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FeaturesPhysical• Created by nature.
Human• Created by humans.
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Human Modification
•People throughout history have interacted with the environment.•This interactions have caused changes to the environment.•Humans have modified their environment to meet our needs.
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Examples of Modification
• Irrigation systems• Dams• Roads, Railroads, Man-Made systems of
transportation• Ditches• Buildings• Levees
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Consequences of Modification
Positive• Survival to natural disasters• Life is more comfortable
and easy• Transportation easier• Economies
Negative• Pollution• Extinction and
endangerment of animals• Overcrowding• Erosion
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Adaptation• People have had to adapt to
their environment too.• Clothing, jobs, housing, food
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What kind of areas do people live in?
• Rural – People live further apart; Agricultural areas• Urban – People live close together; Industrial areas• Suburban – outside a large urban area; neighborhoods
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Rural, Urban or Suburban?
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Rural, Urban, or Suburban?
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Rural, Urban, or Suburban?
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Resources• Resources are things that are
useful to people.• Natural resources – Provided
by nature• Nonrenewable resources –
Once they are used up, they are gone. They cannot be replaced.
• Renewable resources – Can be replenished or made again
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Renewable or Nonrenewable?
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Renewable or Nonrenewable?
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Renewable or Nonrenewable?
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Renewable or Nonrenewable?
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