1. Interactions with the Environment © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

2. Our environment has many features. Some are physical features. Some are human features. © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

3. Features Physical Created by nature. Human Created by humans. © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

4. 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. © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

5. Examples of Modification Irrigation systems Dams Roads, Railroads, Man-Made systems of transportation Ditches Buildings Levees © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

6. 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 © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

7. Adaptation People have had to adapt to their environment too. Clothing, jobs, housing, food © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

8. 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 © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

9. Rural, Urban or Suburban? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

10. Rural, Urban, or Suburban? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

11. Rural, Urban, or Suburban? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

12. 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 © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

13. Renewable or Nonrenewable? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

14. Renewable or Nonrenewable? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

15. Renewable or Nonrenewable? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell

16. Renewable or Nonrenewable? © 2014 Shari HassellShari Hassell