Long ago, people got their food by...
Hunting and Gathering
How did people long ago make their shelters?
They used the resources around them
Why did people begin to modify their environment?
They wanted to meet their needs by growing food and building homes and shelters
How has New York changed in the last 350 years?
Bigger buildings, more roads, more bridges, more people
Looking at these pictures, how have people modified the landscape?
They built bigger buildings, roads, tunnels...
What is URBANIZATION?
A process where more and more people come to live a work making an area into a bigger city
According to the article, the population is... Growing or Shrinking?
Growing
What happens to trees when we build homes?
They are cleared
How have humans modified our landscape?
We have built buildings, roads, dams, cleared trees, and mined
What is one problem people have caused by modifying our landscape?
Animals have lost their habitats and we have caused pollution
Why should we use resources wisely today?
So they will be around in the future
How do humans use soil and water?
To grow food
How do we use oil, coal, and gas?
For Energy-to power cars, heat homes, and make electricity
The growing population uses the land to meet their needs. What is one benefit of this?
Roads, bridges, and tunnels allow people to get around more easily, and quickly transport food and resources to many places
The growing population uses the land to meet their needs. What is one challenge of this?
More people close together in cities removes spaces for animals to live in a natural habitat
True or False: Humans change the landscape over time.
True
