1. Human-Environment Interaction
Adaptation vs Modification
Human-Environment Interaction

2. Warm-up – 9/13/2016
What is the difference between human adaptation and human modification of the environment?

3. Background Information
Human-Environment Interaction comes in many forms…
From everyday use of consumer products
Political agreements over environment resources
Natural hazards
These interactions can take the form of human adapting to or modifying their environment

4. Adaptation vs Modification
Adaptation- A change in human behavior to cope with environmental conditions (Example: different clothing due to climate)
Modification- Humans have actually changed some part of the physical environment (Example: building a dam)
Can you think of some other examples of adaptation and modification?

5. Adaptation vs modification
What is this an example of?
What is this an example of?
Adaptation vs modification

6. Adaptation vs Modification
To survive people depend on the physical environment
They adapt to it and modify it to suit their changing needs for things such as food, clothing, water, shelter and energy
In meeting their needs, humans bring knowledge and technology to cope with physical systems.

7. Physical Environment
Humans have altered the balance of nature in ways that have brought economic prosperity to some areas and created environmental dilemmas and crises in others.
clearing land for settlement
mining
agriculture
Altering physical systems can transform human populations, wildlife and vegetation.

8. Agriculture Reshaping the Environment
Slash and Burn
Terraced Farming
Urbanization
Push factors- to draw or attract people
Pull factors- to cause or force people to leave
Tourism
recreation

9. Using Land and Water The Netherlands
Dikes- used to direct or prevent the passage of water
Polders- land that is reclaimed from the sea by drainage and diking
Venice, Italy (transportation by boat, island cities)
Deforestation- cutting down and clearing away of trees
Desertification- an expansion of dry conditions to moist areas that are next to deserts (farming, over-grazing and burning wood for fuel help to speed up process)
Desalinization- to remove salt from ocean water
Dams and irrigation systems
Using Land and Water

10. Human Responses to Natural Disasters and Nature
Hot and cold climates
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Flooding
Hurricanes and tsunamis
Drought