Adapting to Needs
What does it mean to adapt?
a) To destroy the environment
b) To adjust or change in response to different conditions or situations
c) To build something new
d) To ignore challenges
To adjust or change in response to different conditions or situations
What does it mean to modify?
a) To leave something the same
b) To change something to suit a specific need or purpose
c) To destroy natural resources
d) To grow food
To change something to suit a specific need or purpose
Why is water management important?
a) It ensures access to clean water for drinking, irrigation, and sanitation
b) It increases pollution
c) It makes water unsafe
d) It wastes water
It ensures access to clean water for drinking, irrigation, and sanitation
What is a form of transportation?
a) Cars, buses, trains, or bicycles
b) Rivers
c) Houses
d) Mountains
Cars, buses, trains, or bicycles
What is a consequence?
a) A result or effect of an action
b) A prediction
c) A solution
d) A tool
A result or effect of an action
What is an example of energy adaptation?
a) Using wind turbines to generate electricity
b) Burning more coal
c) Building more highways
d) Planting trees
Using wind turbines to generate electricity
What is an example of human modification?
a) Wearing loose clothing
b) Building a dam for hydroelectric power
c) Walking in the park
d) Riding a bike
Building a dam for hydroelectric power
What resources are managed?
a) Oil
b) Forests
c) Water resources
d) Cars
Water resources
How have cars changed transportation?
a) They make travel slower
b) They have made travel faster and more convenient
c) They stopped people from moving
d) They eliminated pollution
They have made travel faster and more convenient
What happens if deforestation occurs?
a) Soil erosion and loss of biodiversity
b) More clean air
c) Better farming conditions
d) No effect
Soil erosion and loss of biodiversity
How do people in the U.S. meet basic needs?
a) By ignoring resources
b) By using natural resources responsibly
c) By importing everything
d) By avoiding technology
By using natural resources responsibly
What is the impact of building dams?
a) Increased water pollution
b) Improved flood control and a stable water supply
c) Decreased drinking water
d) No effect
Improved flood control and a stable water supply
What is a method for water management?
a) Polluting rivers
b) Ignoring sanitation
c) Control and distribution of water resources
d) Cutting down trees
Control and distribution of water resources
What effect do cars have on the environment?
a) They clean the air
b) They contribute to pollution and habitat destruction
c) They reduce global warming
d) They protect wildlife
They contribute to pollution and habitat destruction
Name a positive consequence of modification.
a) Increased agricultural productivity
b) More pollution
c) Loss of food supply
d) No changes
Increased agricultural productivity
What is a consequence of adaptation?
a) No effect on the environment
b) It can lead to improved living conditions but may also harm the environment
c) It always makes things worse
d) It never changes anything
It can lead to improved living conditions but may also harm the environment
How does agriculture modify land?
a) It alters the landscape to grow crops and raise animals
b) It makes no changes to the land
c) It only reduces pollution
d) It prevents food production
It alters the landscape to grow crops and raise animals
Name a consequence of poor water management.
a) More clean water
b) Pollution and scarcity of clean water
c) Health improvements
d) Increased food supply
Pollution and scarcity of clean water
How do trains help reduce pollution?
a) They use more energy
b) They can carry more people and goods with less energy per person
c) They destroy more habitats
d) They make travel slower
They can carry more people and goods with less energy per person
What are the effects of pollution?
a) Harm to wildlife, human health issues, and environmental degradation
b) Cleaner air and water
c) Increased food supply
d) No effect
Harm to wildlife, human health issues, and environmental degradation
Why is adaptation important?
a) It makes animals disappear
b) It allows living things to survive and thrive in changing conditions
c) It always destroys the environment
d) It stops people from using technology
It allows living things to survive and thrive in changing conditions.
What are two types of modifications?
a) Social and cultural
b) Physical (like roads) and ecological (like changing water flows)
c) Musical and artistic
d) None
Physical (like roads) and ecological (like changing water flows)
How do communities adapt to water needs?
a) By wasting water
b) By importing water from space
c) By implementing systems for conservation and efficient use
d) By ignoring shortages
By implementing systems for conservation and efficient use
Why is public transportation important?
a) It reduces traffic congestion and helps decrease pollution
b) It makes people waste more fuel
c) It harms the environment
d) It only benefits rich people
It reduces traffic congestion and helps decrease pollution
How can we prevent negative consequences?
a) By ignoring problems
b) By implementing sustainable practices and policies
c) By increasing pollution
d) By cutting down more forests
By implementing sustainable practices and policies