Our Environment
The physical and human features of a place.
What is environment?
To change your environment.
What is modify?
Anything that makes a natural resource dirty.
What is pollution?
The first step in solving a problem.
What is identifying a problem?
An example of air and water pollution.
What is smog and an oil spill? (Answers may vary.)
An example of a human feature.
What is a bridge? (Answers may vary.)
Ways in which people modify their environment.
What is build a bridge? (Answers may vary.)
To use resources again.
What is recycle?
The second step in solving a problem.
What is gathering information?
What is paper, glass, cans, and plastic? (Answers may vary.)
A way people adapt to their climate.
What is wear warm clothing? (Answers may vary.)
What are terraces?
The government setting aside land for protection is an example of this.
What is conservation?
The third step in solving a problem.
What is list and consider the possible options for solving the problem?
An example of reusing something.
What is making a milk carton piggy bank? (Answers may vary.)
An event that causes great harm to people and damages their property.
What is a natural disaster?
A way to move water to dry areas.
What is irrigation?
What is reduce, reuse, recycle?
What is consider the advantages and disadvantages of your option?
An example of something we can reduce using.
What is turning of lights? (Answers may vary.)
A way people can prepare for natural disasters.
What is storing food and water and planning a safe place to go?
This makes electricity from water power.
What is a dam?
An event on 1970 where 20 million people marched to show their support for conservation.
What is Earth Day?
The fifth step in solving a problem.
What is choose a solution and act on it?
What is a canal, a mine, and a tunnel? (Answers