Bellwork 8.

22: How do humans interact with their

environment?
Think about:

What you do when the temperature changes

What you use on a daily basis

What you eat on a daily basis

Adapt, Modify, Depend
Humans depend on the environment to obtain resources for their survival as
well as development of their civilization. These resources include food, clean
drinking water, timber for construction, fiber for clothing, coal and natural
gas for industries and energy, etc.

Humans have to adapt to those conditions in the environment which they cannot
modify, to ensure fulfillment of their needs. Examples of such conditions
include, building houses on higher ground in flood-prone areas, using the
natural slope of the land to transport water for irrigation, wearing warm
clothes in colder climates and vice versa, etc.

Humans can modify the environment to make it easier to extract resources, so

that their needs are fulfilled in a better way. Such modifications can include
drilling holes in the ground for oil extraction, building dams for water
storage and flood control, farming on terraces to increase crop production for
a large population, etc.
Group Posters

In groups you will create 3 posters on each of the ways

humans interact with their environment.

1. An example of Adapt
2. An example of Modify
3. An example of Depend

Include a picture (this is a poster!) and at least 2

sentences explaining the thing you chose.