Would You Eat This!??!

Topic: Human-Environment
Interaction

Essential Question:

How do people adapt

to and modify their
physical environment?

How People are Affected by the

Environment

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Bodies of Water
Landforms
Climate
Plant/Animal Life
Seismic Activity

How People are Affected by the

Environment
1. Bodies of Water-people settle close to them
2. Landforms-people settle on flat, fertile land to
farm easier
3. Climate-avg temp/rainfall affect food, clothing,
homes

How People are Affected by the

Environment
4. Plant/Animal Lifecrops/livestock affect
food, clothing, homes
5. Seismic Activity-affect
how people build homes

Higher Level Question:

What changes might be
made to homes in areas
with earthquakes?
Tsunamis?

How People Modify the Environment

1. Agriculture-cut down trees, plow
grassy plains to make farms
2. Urban Growth-build towns/cities

How People Modify the Environment

3. Building Dams-try to prevent
floods/store water for
drinking/irrigation
4. Energy-cut trees, mine, drill

How has technology influenced

nature?
Commercial Agriculture: crops where main
goal is to profit and feed many.
use new/cost-effective technology.
Most/all of the food that is for sale at the
grocery store is a product of commercial
agriculture.
-Food Security

Green Revolution
Led by Norman Borlaug (19301960s)
Improved agriculture and tech to
grow more food; especially in LDCs
Increased wheat and rice

Improvements:
Hybrid seeds
Fertilizers and pesticides
Irrigation methods

Modern Agriculture Adaptations

Increase in urbanization + increase in population= new

agriculture methods

Urban Agriculture & Vertical Farming

1. Urban
agriculture:growing food
in askyscrapergreenhouse
2. Vertical farming: uses
techniques similar toglass
houses, where
sunlightreplaced with
artificiallighting/metalrefle
ctors.

Benefits and Concerns (Write 1 of

each)
Benefits:
decrease "food miles it travels
fresh produce
Concerns:
City land = expensive
Urban soils = polluted (lead, arsenic, and other toxins)
Cramped conditions = not enough water and sunlight

Hydroponics
growing plants
without soil
Hydroponics
Higher Level
Question: What
effect will this
have on
farmland?

LEARNING CHECK
WRITE ON BACK OF Food Inc. Guide

What are 3 ways people are

affected by the
environment?
Give 2 examples of how
people modify the
environment?

Food, Inc.
This shows the impact and effects of
commercial agriculture and large scale
distribution because of TECHNOLOGY IN
AGRICULTURE.
There are both pros and cons as you will
see.
Fill in the viewing guide as you go. This is for
a grade.