Lesson 4, Chapter 1: Human-Environment Interactions

Question 1

human-environmental interaction

Answer 1

the study of how humans interact with their environment

Question 2

natural resources

Answer 2

renewable resources: can be used in unlimited measure; non-renewable resources: limited usage

Question 3

Sustainability

Answer 3

how humans use non-renewable resources and how humans make policies for preserving them for future use

Question 4

Land use

Answer 4

how humans use and modify the land on which they live; geographers analyze the impact it has; every culture has a different built environment

Question 5

cultural landscape

Answer 5

how the built environment reflects the values and culture of the people who built it

Question 6

environmental determinism

Answer 6

a theory that flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries; argues that physical environment determines how a people’s culture develops (environment determines culture)

Question 7

possibilism

Answer 7

the opposite of determinism; humans are the driving force in shaping their cultures; the possibilities for the culture change with regard to the level of technological advancement