How We Change Our Environment
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Objective
I can describe how humans change their local environment by building different structures.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Humans show environmental adaptation when they make adjustments to better survive in their unique surroundings.
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Environmental dependency is when humans rely on the environment to meet their basic needs, such as California's economy depending on water.
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Humans modify their environments when they make changes to their surroundings to better suit their needs, such as building reservoirs and aqueducts to transport water.
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Practice
7 questions
What is the difference between adapting to the environment and modifying the environment, as discussed in the video?
How did the construction of aqueducts in California modify the environment?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe one way humans modify their local environment by building a specific structure. Explain how this structure changes the environment.”
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