Human Adaptations & Modifications

When humans change their environment to make it better and easier to live in, it is called -

When humans change themselves to survive in the environment, it is called -

This picture is an example of...

This picture is an example of ...

This is a tornado shelter built by people prone to tornados in their area. They added this feature onto their house to survive tornadoes. This would be a ___.

Building homes on stilts is one way that people living near water ____ their environment.

Building dams, roads and tunnels are examples of...

Trailblazing- When expanding the United States, many people cleared away thousands trees and flattened the land to make travel easier for those moving west. These trails were widened eventually so people could travel through the thick forests.

Golden Gate Bridge- The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed to connect San Francisco, CA to Marin County, CA. The concrete beams were built into the bay and hundreds of tons of steel was used. When completed, traveling was much easier for the citizens.

Shemegh Face Scarfs- Sandstorms are frequent and those who lived on the outskirts of the desert have to deal with the high winds and dangerous sands. To prevent injury to the eyes and face, people wear Shemegh Scarfs to cover their faces and eyes as they traveled in the desert and outside of their homes.