Deck 2: People, Places, & Geographic Regions Flashcards
How do human activities impact the physical environment?
Human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization alter the environment by changing landscapes, polluting air and water and contributing to climate change.
How does the environment influence people’s lives and culture?
The environment shapes human behavior, traditions and cultural practices. For instance, climate influences clothing, agriculture determines food customs and geography impacts settlement patterns.
Environmental conditions, such as climate and natural resources, heavily influence the development of societies and cultural norms.
What are some examples of human adaptation to the environment?
Humans adapt by building shelters suitable for different climates, developing agricultural practices like irrigation and using technology to manage natural resources.
Adaptation includes both physical structures, such as housing, and cultural practices, like crop selection in response to environmental conditions.
How are maps used as tools in geographic literacy?
Maps visually represent geographical information, such as locations, boundaries and terrain. They help people navigate, analyze spatial data and understand relationships between places.
