how are people affected by their environment? bodies of water climate landforms plant/animal life
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How are people affected by their environment?
Bodies of Water
Climate
Landforms
Plant/Animal Life
WARM-UP Question…
If you move from a cold region of the US to a warm region of the US what changes might you have to make in your:
• Clothing??• Food??• Home??
Explain why…
Human-Environmental Interaction
Human: Mankind
Environment: The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
ADAPTATION and modificationLike all animals, people must adapt to or modify
their environment. That includes the bodies of water, landforms, climate, plants, and animals they find in the place they live.
Adapt – VS – Modify
• What is the difference between adapting and modifying??
• To ADAPT is to change something about your needs to fit your surroundings
• To MODIFY is to change something about your surroundings to fit your needs
Adaptation
People have to adapt to their environment because they may not have a choice in where they live.
Bodies of Water
• People must adapt to the water sources available to them
• Fresh water is essential to human life.• Why do you think this is so?
FoodDrinkLivestockBathingTransportation
What bodies of water do we have around
us?
Where does our fresh water come from?
What is an Aquifer ??
ADAPTATION ??
Landforms
• People must adapt to landforms. • Most people settle in flat, fertile valleys and
plains so they can build homes and grow crops.• Where would you live?
How did this land affect how the Incas (One of the earliest civilizations) lived?
Hint…they lived high in the Andes Mountains with frigid temperatures and barren land
ADAPTATION ??
Climate The reputation an area has for it’s weather
People must adapt to their climate• Climate affects
– How we dress– What we grow
PlantsLivestock
– What shelter we live in
Climate
• Clothing?
• Plants?
• Livestock?
• Shelter?
• How do you think our climate affects how people live?
ADAPTATION ??
Plant and Animal Life
People have to adapt to the plants and animals found where they live.
People use these as sources of food, clothing, and building materials.
• How do you think this animal affected the Native Americans way of life?
ADAPTATION ??
OUTPUT TIME
• Choose two regions from around the United States (refer to your notes!!) and describe how the people have ADAPTED to their environment.
• Be sure to consider the four main areas we discussed.
• This can be done with a partner!!
Modification
People often modify, or change, their environment to meet their
needs.Some examples are:
• Building of Dams (water modification)• Agriculture (landform and plant modification)
• Urban Growth (landform modification)• Useful forms of energy (climate and other)
The Building of Dams
Dam: a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, built across a stream or river.
People construct dams to:– Prevent floods– Generate electric power– Store water for drinking and irrigation
Agriculture
Agriculture is the growing of food, plants and livestock.
People clear land to prepare the land for growing crops and grazing livestock.
Urban GrowthUrbanization: concentration of people
from rural (country) to urban (city) areas
People modify the landforms where they live by building towns and cities.
Urban Growth
How has technology affected urban growth?
"Satellite Photo of Earth at Night." Geology.com. Web. 29 Apr 2011. <http://geology.com/articles/satellite-photo-earth-at-night.shtml >.
Urbanization of dubai2000 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDQQ3FHJqbc&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
EnergyEnergy : the ability to do work(heat, mechanical, electrical)
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People cut down trees, mine for coal, and drill for oil to meet their energy needs.
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RENEWABLE RESOURCES: can be re-made or reproduced (Ex: water, solar, wind)
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NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES: can’t be re-made or reproduced (Ex: oil, natural gas, coal)
OUT PUT TIME• On page 36 write an ACROSTIC POEM using the
letters in one of the modifications we discussed. Example:
Threatens many peopleOver many miles it can travelRuins homes and landformsNever try to out run themAlways hard to predict when they are comingDoes damage to cars and businesses tooOutside is not a good place to be in one